ABOUT ME
Professor Gardner examines inter-state and inter-societal conflict with a comparative historical orientation. His focus is on the diplomatic origins of war, yet more specifically on deliberating the phenomenon of war’s eruption and its regional and global ramifications, with an eye toward conflict resolution. His research blends a historical and theoretical approach with contemporary international affairs, concentrating on questions involving NATO and European Union enlargement, the collapse of the Soviet Union and its impact upon China and Eurasia in general, as well as the global ramifications of the “war on terrorism.” Gardner is additionally an internationally published poet.
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Consulting Interests
US Foreign Policy and NATO European Russian Relations, Global Security Issues
1987, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Field: International Relations-Global Theory and History. Area Studies: Theories of Empire, European Politics and Economy, Soviet Foreign & Domestic Policy (Ph.D. Thesis Advisor: George Liska). SAIS Work-Study Scholarship. Honors: European History Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam.
Academic Interests
World Politics, Global Governance, Origins and Prevention of War, American Strategy and Foreign Policy, IR Theory
Research Interests
Origins and Prevention of War, Conflict Resolution and Management, Global Strategy
Teaching Interests
International Relations, Security Studies, Conflict Transformation and Resolution, Energy and Ecology Issues
1982, M.A.
Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Washington, DC. Field: International Relations-Global Theory and History.