Jonathan Cristol is an American academic, professor, and U.S. foreign policy commentator. He is a frequent contributor to CNN[1][2][3][4][5] and is the author of The United States and the Taliban before and after 9/11 published in 2018.[6] Cristol is affiliated with the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College, the Levermore Global Scholars Program at Adelphi University, and the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.[7]

Jonathan Cristol
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsInternational Relations
Institutions Yeshiva University
Websitehttps://www.jonathancristol.com

Cristol is an expert on issues pertaining to international security, Middle East politics, the Korean Peninsula, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and East Asia.[8] He is also a scholar of political realism and has specific expertise in the works of Hans Morgenthau.[9] Regarding Cristol's recent analysis of the Taliban, the academic press Palgrave Macmillan has asserted that his 2018 book "present[s] a different picture of the Taliban from what most people have in mind."[10]

Early life

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He earned his Ph.D. in International Relations at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and his M.A. in International Relations at Yale University, after receiving his B.A. from Bard College.[11][12] He credits the late American foreign policy historian James Chace with inspiring his deep interest in diplomatic history and international relations theory.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Cristol | CNN Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com.
  2. ^ Cristol, Jonathan (8 April 2019). "Trump's latest Iran decision sets a dangerous precedent". CNN.
  3. ^ Cristol, Jonathan (17 April 2019). "Trump's Yemen veto sets stage for potential Supreme Court confrontation". CNN.
  4. ^ Cristol, Jonathan (4 April 2019). "A rousing case for NATO". CNN.
  5. ^ Cristol, Jonathan (18 July 2018). "What Trump gets terribly wrong on Montenegro". CNN.
  6. ^ The United States and the Taliban before and after 9/11 | Jonathan Cristol | Palgrave Macmillan – via www.palgrave.com.
  7. ^ "Jonathan Cristol | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs". www.carnegiecouncil.org.
  8. ^ "Education". Jonathan Cristol. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  9. ^ Cristol, Jonathan (2009). "Morgenthau vs. Morgenthau? "The Six Principles of Political Realism" in Context". American Foreign Policy Interests. 31 (4): 238–244. doi:10.1080/10803920903136247. S2CID 143472250.
  10. ^ "Jonathan Cristol | Palgrave". www.palgrave.com. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  11. ^ "Fellows | Levermore Global Scholars Program | Adelphi University". lgs.adelphi.edu. April 2024.
  12. ^ Cristol, Jonathan. "Biography - Education".
  13. ^ Cristol, Jonathan (2018). The United States and the Taliban before and after 9/11. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-97171-1.