Richard Kugler

He has been one of the original architects of NATO enlargement as well as multiple other U.S. policy departures in Europe, Asia, and the Persian Gulf.

He advises senior echelons of the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff, and the interagency community.

Dr. Kugler, along with Dr. F. Stephen Larrabee and Dr. Ronald D. Asmus were the three RAND analysts who helped establish the US approach toward NATO Enlargement.

A political scientist, defense economist, and operations research analyst, Dr. Kugler holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Many of his students have gone on to senior level positions in DOD, US Department of State, NATO and other national and international policy-oriented organizations.