Thomas Mahnken
 Thomas Mahnken     (academic, deep state operative) | |
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| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, University of Southern California |
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Members 2, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/US |
| Interests | war |
Dr. Thomas G. Mahnken is a member of the Integrity Initiative's US cluster.
Career
"Thomas G. Mahnken is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and a Senior Research Professor at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]] (SAIS). He previously taught for 20 years at the U.S. Naval War College, where he served as the Jerome E. Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National Security. Dr. Mahnken served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning from 2006–2009.
Dr. Mahnken is the author of Strategy in Asia: The Past, Present and Future of Regional Security (Stanford University Press, 2014), Competitive Strategies for the 21st Century: Theory, History, and Practice (Stanford University Press, 2012), Technology and the American Way of War Since 1945 (Columbia University Press, 2008), and Uncovering Ways of War: U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Military Innovation, 1918–1941 (Cornell University Press, 2002), among other works
Dr. Mahnken earned his master’s degree and doctorate in international affairs from SAIS and was a National Security Fellow at the John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University. He was a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Southern California with bachelor’s degrees in history and international relations (with highest honors) and a certificate in defense and strategic studies.
In 2009, Dr. Mahnken received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service."[1]
