Earl Cedric Ravenal (March 29, 1931 – August 31, 2019) was an American foreign policy analyst, academic, and writer.
He served as a distinguished senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute and professor emeritus of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration Middle Management Program.
[2][3] In addition to writing several books on the topic of U.S. foreign policy, Ravenal wrote over 200 articles and papers for various publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Foreign Affairs.
[5][6] Ravenal died on August 31, 2019, at his secondary residence in Trappe, Maryland.