Professor Edward Haley
Named Wilson Center Scholar

P. Edward Haley, W.M. Keck Foundation professor of international strategic studies, has been appointed a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. The spring 2004 appointment will support writing and research for Haley's upcoming book, Strategies of Dominance, which analyzes the strategic assumptions that have guided American diplomacy and military power since the end of the Cold War.
The opportunity to conduct research full time was a crucial aspect of the fellowship, Haley says. "Having Washington as a base of operations makes it easy to conduct interviews with policymakers in and out of office, in Washington D.C., and throughout the East Coast."
The Wilson Center supports research and writing in a variety of policy areas and brings together scholars and policymakers from government, business, journalism and academia-creating what Haley describes as an invigorating and inspiring place to share ideas. Established by an act of Congress in 1968, the nonpartisan institute honors President Woodrow Wilson's scholarship and leadership.
Haley says that the appointment will complement his teaching because of close interaction with leading intellectuals. "The center is a magnet for scholars and policymakers to share their ideas and research," he said. "I will also be meeting people who could serve as Athenaeum speakers and who are in a position to hire CMC graduates or take them on as interns."
Haley met current Wilson Center Director Lee Hamilton, a U.S. Congressman for 34 years and former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, while Haley worked in Congress as an International Affairs Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations. Hamilton spoke at the Athenaeum last November as part of Haley's speaker series on the Middle East.
Haley, in his 35th year with the College, is chair of the International Relations program and served as acting director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies during fall 2002. He teaches and publishes in the areas of international security and U.S. foreign policy, specifically U.S. policy in the Middle East, U.S.-European relations, and nuclear strategy and arms control. His book, Qadaffi and the United States Since 1969, was the first by an American author on that topic. He is a frequent contributor to the print and broadcast media.
Haley received bachelor and master's degrees from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Montpellier, France, served as a foreign affairs assistant in Congress and in the Senate, and was dean of the School of International Studies at the University of the Pacific.