PhD in Government, Harvard University. Former teaching positions: Harvard, Johns Hopkins and University of Munich; Visiting Lecturer, Princeton and Dartmouth. Currently, Consulting Prof. of Political Science and Fellow, Institute of Intl. Studies and Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Editorial Page Editor, Co-Founder: American Interest; International Security. Member, Editorial Board: International Security (Cambridge, MA) and Prospect (London). Boards: American Academy Berlin, Hamburg Symphony, Ben-Gurion University (Israel), Deusches Museum, Munich and others. Author of essays, articles and books, including, The Myth of America's Decline (2013) and Überpower, America's Imperial Temptation (2006). Recipient of journalism awards and two honorary degrees.