Eliot A. Cohen

Not to be confused with the founder-editor of Commentary magazine, Elliot E. Cohen.
Eliot Cohen
9th Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
In office
2019–2021
Preceded byVali Nasr
Succeeded byJames Steinberg
28th Counselor of the United States Department of State
In office
April 30, 2007 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPhilip D. Zelikow
Succeeded byCheryl Mills
Personal details
Born (1956-04-03) April 3, 1956 (age 68)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationHarvard University (BA, MA, PhD)

Eliot Asher Cohen[1] (born April 3, 1956) is an American political scientist. He was a counselor in the United States Department of State under Condoleezza Rice from 2007 to 2009. In 2019, Cohen was named the 9th Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, succeeding Vali Nasr.[2] Before his time as dean, he directed the Strategic Studies Program at SAIS. Cohen "is one of the few teachers in the American academy to treat military history as a serious field", according to international law scholar Ruth Wedgwood.[3] Cohen is a contributing writer at The Atlantic.[4] He is also, with Eric Edelman, a co-host of the Shield of the Republic podcast, published by The Bulwark.[5]

  1. ^ Cohen, Eliot Asher (1984). "Systems of Military Service". Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. ^ "Vali Nasr to step down as dean of Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies". 2019-06-14. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ^ "The National Interest". Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  4. ^ Eliot A. Cohen. "Eliot A. Cohen". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. ^ Bulwark, The. "Shield of the Republic". Shield of the Republic. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-15.