Nancy Walbridge Collins
Nancy Walbridge Collins writes about U.S. defense, national security, and military technology. Collins is a senior fellow of the Modern War Institute at West Point.[1] She is the chair of defense and security studies at Columbia University.[2][3]
Collins is the author of Grey Wars (Yale University Press, 2021).[4] Her essays and commentaries appear in a range of media outlets, including CNN, FOX, Forbes, The New York Times, TIME, U.S. News and World Report, and The Wall Street Journal.
Since 2010, Collins has worked on special projects for the U.S. Department of Defense as a senior advisor or strategic consultant. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S. Commission on Military History.
Education[]
Collins earned her B.A. in government from Georgetown University and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of London, where she was named the Thornley Fellow, an international prize.[5] Collins graduated from the Loomis Chaffee School and served on its Board of Trustees for a decade.[6]
Awards[]
She has been awarded fellowships and grants, from among others, the University of Chicago, Harvard University, Rockefeller Foundation, and Yale University.[7] She is a recipient of the U.S. Congressional Dirksen Award and the NCAFP 21st Century Leadership Award.[8][9]
Publications[]
- Grey Wars: A Contemporary History of U.S. Special Operations (Yale University Press, 2021). Book
- The Atlantic Imperative (Atlantic Council, 2021). Essay
- Patriotism, Security Strategies, & The Rising Generation, FOX NEWS, July 6, 2013. Article
- “National Responsibility from Abbottabad to Patriots’ Day,” with Michele L. Malvesti, CNN, May 1, 2013. Article
- “NATO Is Not Enough: The Seven-Continent Strategy,” New York Times, April 23, 2013. Article
- “The Bell Tolls for the U.S. Military,” TIME Magazine, March 26, 2013. Essay
- “Sequestration Imperatives: Creating 21st Century Force,” U.S. News and World Report,” with Marvin H. McGuire IV, March 25, 2013. Article
- “The Unintended Consequences of Highly Sensitive Information Disclosure,” with Michele Malvesti, Forbes, February 5, 2013. Article
- ""No Easy Day"" Meets Pentagon Hardball," The Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2014. Article
References[]
- ^ "Nancy Collins". Modern War Institute. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Nancy Collins – SIWPS". www.siwps.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Defense and Security – The University Seminars". Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Grey Wars | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Welcome to the Institute of Historical Research". Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Board of Trustees - The Loomis Chaffee School". www.loomischaffee.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Robert L. Platzman Memorial Fellowships Previous Recipients - The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center - The University of Chicago Library". www.lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ Lee, Juliet (2011-02-05). "21st Century Leaders Council - NCAFP | National Committee on American Foreign Policy". Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Grant Recipients, 1978-Present | The Dirksen Congressional Center". dirksencenter.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
External links[]
- 1973 births
- Alumni of the University of London
- Columbia University faculty
- Georgetown University alumni
- Living people