International Relations Scholar to Speak at Holy Cross

Andrew J. Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University, will present the Alexander Carson Lecture in U.S. History at the College of the Holy Cross on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Seelos Theater.  His talk, titled “Whose Army?,” will be based on his most recent book, Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War .  Following the lecture, which is free and open to the public, Bacevich will be available to sign copies of his book.

A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Bacevich received his Ph.D. in American diplomatic history from Princeton University.  Before joining the faculty at Boston University, he taught at West Point and Johns Hopkins University. 

Bacevich is the author and editor of numerous books including: The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (2008); The Long War: A New History of US National Security Policy since World War II (2007); The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (2005);  and American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U. S. Diplomacy (2002).  His essays have been published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Nation, and The New Republic, and his op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Boston Globe, and Los Angeles Times. 

In 2004, Bacevich was a Berlin Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin.  He has held fellowships at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Council on Foreign Relations.  In addition to his teaching and research, Bacevich is a frequent contributor to NPR on matters concerning national security.