Dr. John Hillen , Vice President, Island ECN Inc.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., International Relations, University of Oxford

M.A., War Studies, King's College, London

B.A., Public Policy Studies and History, Duke University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – HIGHLIGHTS

Senior Fellow and Special Assistant to the President and CEO at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Olin Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Fellow and Defense Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation

Contributing Editor, National Review

US Army Cavalry Officer, The 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Germany and Southwest Asia

HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS

Bronze Star Medal for Actions in The Battle of the 73 Easting, Operation Desert Storm

Captain, US Army Reserve, U.S. Special Operations Command

Fellow, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society

Fellow, Aspen Institute

Member, International Institute for Strategic Studies in London

Member, Board of Directors, Play On! Inc.

Member, Council on Foreign Relations

PUBLICATIONS

Blue Helmets: The Strategy of UN Military Operations (Brassey's, 1998)

Future Visions for U.S. Defense Policy, ed., (Council on Foreign Relations, 1998)

Articles in Foreign Affairs, Orbis, National Review, Slate, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune, and many other publications.

STUDY GROUP MEMBER