Senior Fellow & Director of Program Management
Hudson Institute
Richard Weitz is a senior fellow and director of program management at the Hudson Institute. He analyzes mid- and long-term national and international political-military issues, including by employing scenario-based planning. His current areas of research include defense reform, counterterrorism, homeland security, and U.S. policies towards Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia, and the Middle East. He also coordinates Hudson events and the Institute’s intern program.
From 2003 to 2005, Weitz was a senior staff member at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA). There he assessed methods to deter rogue states and non-state actors from using weapons of mass destruction. He also evaluated homeland security policies in the United States and foreign countries. From 2002 to 2004, Weitz was a consultant for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Defense Science Board, and DFI International, Inc. He also has held positions with the Center for Strategic Studies, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Weitz is a graduate of Harvard College (B.A. with highest honors in government), the London School of Economics (M.Sc. in international relations), Oxford University (M.Phil. in politics), and Harvard University (Ph.D. in political science). He speaks some German, French, and Russian.
Weitz recently published a book for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Revitalising US–Russian Security Cooperation: Practical Measures (Routledge, 2005). He has written extensively in such journals as The National Interest, The Washington Quarterly, NATO Review, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Defense Concepts, and The Journal of Strategic Studies. His commentaries have appeared in the Wall Street Journal (Europe), Aviation Week & Space Technology, and many Internet-based publications such as those of the Washington Post and the Washington Times.
Weitz has appeared on the BBC, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, CBC, CTV, Al-Hurra, Al-Jazeera, VOA/China, VOA/Russia, Pacifica Radio, and additional broadcast media. He also has delivered numerous presentations at conferences, panels, and other events.
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