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Chuck Cushman Jr. Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Foreign Policy & Global Security

Degrees
Ph.D., American Politics, University of North Carolina
MA, American Politics, University of North Carolina
BS, International Relations, United States Military Academy

Languages Spoken
Spanish, Italian, Russian, Some French and Portuguese, tiny amount of German and Turkish
Favorite Spot on Campus
Davenport cafe
Book Currently Reading
<i>Invitation to a Banquet</i>, by Fuchsia Dunlop
Bio
Chuck Cushman is Dean of Academics at the US Naval Community College. Prior to that, he was Dean of the College of International Security Affairs at National Defense University (2014-20). Prior to that, he was a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University鈥檚 Government Affairs Institute (2011-14). Previously, he spent a decade at George Washington University鈥檚 Graduate School of Political Management. He was Acting Director of the School in his last year at GW. Professor Cushman is the author of An Introduction to the US Congress (2005) and a forthcoming book on Congress and national security policymaking. He served nine years in the US Army as an Armor officer, commanding troops in Germany and at Fort Knox, KY, and completing his service as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point. Dr. Cushman was a defense consultant, a lobbyist working on Middle East peace, and was Legislative Assistant to Rep. David Price (D-NC).
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Teaching

Spring 2025

  • SIS-653 Topics in U.S. Foreign Policy: U.S. Nat'l Security Strategy

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Research Interests

I am interested in the relationship between Congress, the defense establishment, and the White House. 听

Selected Publications

  • An Introduction to the US Congress.听ME Sharpe, 2005.