About Christopher Preble
Christopher A. Preble is the director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. His book, The Power Problem: How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous and Less Free, published by Cornell University Press, documents the enormous costs of America's military power, and proposes a new grand strategy to advance U.S. national security. He is also the author of Exiting Iraq: How the U.S. Must End the Occupation and Renew the War against Al Qaeda, and John F. Kennedy and the Missile Gap. In addition to his books, Preble has published over 100 articles in major publications including USA Today, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Reason, the National Interest, the Foreign Service Journal, and the Harvard International Review. He has also appeared on many television and radio news networks including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, NPR, and the BBC. Before joining Cato in February 2003, he taught history at St. Cloud State University and Temple University. Preble was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and is a veteran of the Gulf War, having served onboard USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) from 1990 to 1993. Preble holds a Ph.D. in history from Temple University.
Posts by Christopher Preble:
- Obama Signs Largest Military Budget since World War II, 30 Oct 2009
- U.S. Standing in the World, 16 Oct 2009
- Speaking Honestly to the American People about Afghanistan, 18 Sep 2009
- Right vs. Right vs. Left vs. Left on Afghanistan, 04 Sep 2009
- Does Strategy Drive Defense Budgets?, 20 Jul 2009
- WTF Moment in Afghanistan, 02 Jul 2009
- Promoting Democracy, 12 Jun 2009
- What’s at Stake in Obama’s Middle East Trip, 01 Jun 2009
- Haass and Wars of Choice, 15 May 2009
- Fighting Piracy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 17 Apr 2009