Patrick M. Cronin is an American political scientist and writer. He is a national security policy expert currently serving as chair for Asia-Pacific Security at Hudson Institute and a scholar in residence at Carnegie Mellon University's Institute for Politics and Strategy.[1]

Patrick M. Cronin
Born1958
EducationUniversity of Florida (BA)
University of Oxford (MPhil & DPhil)
Occupation(s)Political scientist, writer
EmployerHudson Institute
SpouseAudrey Kurth Cronin

Cronin was previously senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security; senior director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University; director of studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies; and senior vice president and director of research at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.[2]

Education

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Cronin graduated from the University of Florida with high honors and earned MPhil and DPhil from St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, where he studied international relations.[3]

Early career

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While an undergraduate, Cronin worked at the Miami Herald and the Fort Lauderdale News.[4] He was an analyst with the Congressional Research Service and SRI International, a US Naval Reserve intelligence officer, a senior analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, and director of research at the US Institute of Peace (1998–2001).

USAID service

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During the George W. Bush administration, Cronin was assistant administrator for policy and program coordination (the third-ranking position) at the United States Agency for International Development. He was confirmed by the Senate in 2001.[5][6]

Cronin led USAID's interagency task force that helped design the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).[7][8][9]

In a 2006 interview with NPR, Cronin said: "USAID continues to have the best expertise on development in the US government, and yet nobody will dispute that it's lost its primacy in development assistance some time ago. So what we've seen since the '90s is the strengthening of the State Department's policy leadership role in foreign development assistance. The Bush administration took that with a vengeance."[10]

Publications

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Fear and Insecurity: Addressing North Korean Threat Perceptions, Hudson Institute (2021)[11]

Total Competition China’s Challenge in the South China Sea, Hudson Institute (2020) (co-authored with Ryan Neuhard) [12]

The Cornerstone and the Linchpin: Securing America’s Northeast Asian Alliances, Hudson Institute (2019)[13]

Negotiating With North Korea How Will This End? CNAS (2019) (co-authored with Kristine Lee)[14]

Networking Asian Security An Integrated Approach to Order in the Pacific, CNAS (2017) (co-authored with Richard Fontaine, Mira Rapp-Hooper, and Harry Krejsa)[15]

Counterbalance: Red Teaming the Rebalance in the Asia-Pacific, CNAS (2016) (co-authored with Mira Rapp-Hooper, Harry Krejsa, and Hannah Suh)[16]

Double Trouble: Iran and North Korea as Challenges to International Security (2010) (editor)[17]

Global Strategic Assessment, 2009: America’s Security Role in a Changing World (2009) (editor)[1]

Civilian Surge: Key to Complex Operations (2009) (co-editor)[2]

The Impenetrable Fog of War: Reflections on Modern Warfare and Strategic Surprise (2008) (editor)[3]

The Evolution of Strategic ThoughtClassic Adelphi Papers (2008) (editor)[18]

Personal life

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Cronin is married to Audrey Kurth Cronin, a distinguished professor at American University's School of International Service.[19][20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick M. Cronin | Hudson". www.hudson.org. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. ^ "Patrick M. Cronin". CNAS. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Patrick M. Cronin | Hudson". www.hudson.org. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. ^ "Patrick M. Cronin | Hudson". www.hudson.org. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ^ "Achieving Strategic Rebalance in the Asia-Pacific Region - Prepared Statement of Dr. Patrick M. Cronin" (PDF). House.gov. July 24, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Congressional Record, Volume 147 Issue 112 (Friday, August 3, 2001)". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  7. ^ "U.S. Agency for International Development Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Meeting Report Public Meeting – October 1, 2003" (PDF). USAID. October 1, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. ^ ""THE NEW COMPACT FOR DEVELOPMENT: DESIGNING A BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE" - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOLUNTARY FOREIGN AID PUBLIC MEETING" (PDF). USAID. May 22, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Mawdsley, Emma (2007). "The Millennium Challenge Account: Neo-Liberalism, Poverty and Security". Review of International Political Economy. 14 (3): 487–509. doi:10.1080/09692290701395742. ISSN 0969-2290. JSTOR 25261924.
  10. ^ Kelemen, Michele (January 14, 2006). "Top U.S. Foreign Aid Official Steps Down". NPR. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Fear and Insecurity: Addressing North Korean Threat Perceptions | Hudson". www.hudson.org. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  12. ^ "Total Competition". www.cnas.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  13. ^ "The Cornerstone and the Linchpin: Securing America's Northeast Asian Alliances | Hudson". www.hudson.org. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  14. ^ "Negotiating With North Korea". www.cnas.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  15. ^ "Networking Asian Security". www.cnas.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  16. ^ "Counterbalance: Red Teaming the Rebalance in the Asia-Pacific". www.cnas.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  17. ^ "Double Trouble: Iran and North Korea as Challenges to International Security". Air University (AU). 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  18. ^ "The Evolution of Strategic Thought: Classic Adelphi Papers". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  19. ^ "Audrey Kurth Cronin - Foreign Policy Research Institute". www.fpri.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  20. ^ "Distinguished Professor". American University. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  21. ^ "H-Diplo Essay 322- Audrey Kurth Cronin on Learning the Scholar's Craft". issforum.org. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2023-08-07.