Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute

Richard Weitz is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute. His current research includes regional security developments relating to Europe, Eurasia, and East Asia, as well as US foreign and defence policies. Before joining Hudson in 2005, he worked at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Defense Science Board, Harvard University, and the U.S. Department of Defense. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University, M.Phil. in politics from Oxford University, M.Sc. in international relations from the London School of Economics, and B.A. with highest honours in government from Harvard College.

Author's articles

Commentary 28. Nov, 2018

Life After INF

On 20 October 2018, US president Donald Trump announced that the United States intended to abrogate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces…

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Commentary 17. Apr, 2015

Black Sea Battles

Russia’s actions in Ukraine have radically altered the European security equation, with the Black Sea region becoming an acutely contested…

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