Abraham L. Newman

Abraham L. Newman (born 1973) is an American political scientist and professor in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Government Department at Georgetown University.

His research focuses on the ways in which economic interdependence and globalization have transformed international politics.

In 2005, he received his PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

[6] Within the field of international political economy, Newman’s research has included topics such as digital technology and data privacy as well as global finance.

Most recently, Newman and Henry Farrell coined the term “weaponized interdependence” to describe the ways in which states are increasingly using economic networks as tools of coercion to achieve strategic goals.