WALTER RUSSELL MEAD
A longtime geopolitical expert, historian and bestselling author
The Global View Columnist at The Wall Street Journal
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at Hudson Institute
Alexander Hamilton Professor of Strategy and Statecraft with the Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida
Walter tackles a wide variety of subjects ranging from international affairs to religion, politics, culture, education and the media.
Walter Russell Mead is the Ravenel B. Curry III distinguished fellow in strategy and statesmanship at Hudson Institute, the Alexander Hamilton Professor of Strategy and Statecraft with the Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida, and the "Global View" columnist at the Wall Street Journal. From 1997 to 2010, Mr. Mead was a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, serving as the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for US foreign policy from 2003 until his departure. He is a member of Aspen Institute Italy.
Speech topics
The Geopolitical Outlook
Longtime geopolitical expert, historian and bestselling author Walter Russell Mead tackles a wide variety of subjects ranging from international affairs to religion, politics, culture, education, and the media. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of complex issues, he provides valuable insights that inform and enlighten his audience.
Books
The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A groundbreaking work that overturns the conventional understanding of the Israeli-American relationship and, in doing so, explores how fundamental debates about American identity drive our country's foreign policy.
God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World
A stunningly insightful account of the global political and economic system, sustained first by Britain and now by America, that has created the modern world.
Power, Terror, Peace, and War: America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
International affairs expert and award-winning author of Special Providence Walter Russell Mead here offers a remarkably clear-eyed account of American foreign policy and the challenges it faces post—September 11.
Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World
From one of our leading experts on foreign policy, a full-scale reinterpretation of America’s dealings—from its earliest days—with the rest of the world.