I'm a British-American academic and a Professor of National Security Affairs. My books include 'Losing An Empire, Finding A Role' (second edition with David Sanders, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), 'The Decision Point' (Oxford University Press, 2012) and 'A Citizen's Guide to American Foreign Policy' (Routledge, 2013). I have published academic articles in journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, Political Psychology, Security Studies, Terrorism and Political Violence, Foreign Policy Analysis and Journal of Cold War Studies. I previously taught at the Universities of Pittsburgh, Central Florida, Essex and King's College London.