Andrew Bacevich | |
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 Bacevich in 2012 | |
| Born | Andrew Joseph Bacevich Jr.[1] July 5, 1947[2] Normal, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Princeton University (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, writer, professor; Colonel, U.S. Army (retired) |
| Employer | Boston University |
| Known for | Analysis of U.S. foreign policy |
| Spouse | Nancy |
| Children | 4 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1969–1992 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War Gulf War |
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Andrew J. Bacevich Jr. (/ˈbeɪsəvɪtʃ/, BAY-sə-vitch; born July 5, 1947) is an American historian specializing in international relations, security studies, American foreign policy, and American diplomatic and military history. He is a professor emeritus of international relations and history at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.[3] He is also a retired career officer in the Armor Branch of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of colonel. He is a former director of Boston University's Center for International Relations (from 1998 to 2005), now part of the Pardee School of Global Studies.[3] Bacevich is the co-founder and president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Bacevich has been "a persistent, vocal critic of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, calling the conflict a catastrophic failure."[4] In March 2007, he described George W. Bush's endorsement of such "preventive wars" as "immoral, illicit, and imprudent."[4][5] His son, Andrew John Bacevich, also an Army officer, died fighting in the Iraq War in May 2007.[4]
In July 2024, he signed an open letter against inviting Ukraine into NATO.[6]
- ^ "Andrew Joseph Bacevich Jr". West Point Association of Graduates. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "Class of 1969—Register of Graduates". Register of Graduates and Former Cadets 1802–1971 of the United States Military Academy. The West Point Alumni Foundation Inc. 1971. p. 786. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Boston University – Andrew J. Bacevich – The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies". bu.edu. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c MacQuarrie, Brian (May 15, 2007). "Son of professor opposed to war is killed in Iraq". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
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Bacevichwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Nato alliance should not invite Ukraine to become a member". The Guardian.