American Security Project Welcomes New Senior Fellow Michael Cohen
Washington, DC – Today, the American Security Project (ASP) announced that Michael Cohen has joined the organization as a Senior Fellow. Cohen served in the U.S. Department of State as chief speechwriter for U.S. Representative to the United Nations Bill Richardson and Undersecretary of State Stuart Eizenstat. He has worked at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Foreign Policy magazine, as chief speechwriter for Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), and was a Senior Vice President at the strategic communications firm of Robinson, Lerer and Montgomery. Cohen has also worked on political campaigns both in the United States and overseas.
In response to the announcement, Executive Director Dr. James Ludes issued the following statement:
“We are delighted to welcome Michael to ASP. If you spend any time with him, you come away impressed by the depth of his knowledge, the skill of his communication, and the breadth of his vision. We look forward to working with him as we continue ASP’s effort to expand the definition of national security and fashion a new bipartisan consensus on the challenges we face as a country.”
Mr. Cohen has been a frequent commentator on politics and international affairs, and his work has been featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. His research has focused on the growing role and influence of non-state actors, reforming the foreign assistance bureaucracy (with a particular focus on democracy promotion) and improving aid coordination between private and public actors.
To learn more about Mr. Cohen, click here.
The American Security Project is a non-profit, bipartisan public policy research and education initiative dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security and foreign policy issues. It is organized around the belief that honest public discussion of national security requires an informed citizenry—one that understands the dangers and opportunities of the twenty-first century and the spectrum of available responses. ASP was formed to help Americans—from opinion leaders to the general public—understand how national security issues relate directly to them, and to explain challenges and threats in a way that spurs constructive action.
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