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James Joyner

James Joyner has been the Managing Editor of the Atlantic Council since September 2007.

He has published dozens of articles at publications including The Atlantic, International Studies QuarterlyThe National InterestForeign PolicyWorld Politics ReviewPolitico, The American Conservative, Strategic InsightsTech Central Station/TCS DailyReasonThe New IndividualistLegal Affairs, Human Events, and The Washington Examiner.   He has appeared on national and international broadcast media including BBC, CNN, NPR, C-SPAN, MSNBC, Voice of America, Al Jazeera, Russia Today, and Air America.

James founded the popular weblog Outside The Beltway on January 31, 2003. It was recognized with the 2006 Golden Dot Award for “Best Blog,” awarded by The George Washington University's Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet.

He has previously worked as a management analyst at the  Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA); Managing Editor of Strategic Insights, the professional journal of the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School;  acquisitions editor for international affairs at Brassey’s, Inc. (now, Potomac Books) a Dulles, Virginia book publisher; and a political science professor at Troy State University (now, simply Troy University), Bainbridge College, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

James served in the U.S. Army from 1988 to 1992 and is a combat veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and numerous service medals and ribbons. He is a graduate of the Airborne and Air Assault schools.

He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Alabama (1995) and B.A. (1987) and M.A. (1988) degrees in Political Science from Jacksonville State University.

He has been married since October 2005 to the former Kimberly Webb and they reside in Alexandria, Virginia with their daughters, Katie and  Ellie.

FEATURED EVENTS

The Way Forward in Europe

On February 13, the Atlantic Council's Global Business and Economics Program will host Luc Frieden, finance minister of Luxembourg, and an influential member of the European Union’s Eurogroup and Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

Libya Revisited: Coalition Building and the Future of NATO Operations

Please join the Atlantic Council for a public address and conversation with General Charles Bouchard, commander of the NATO military mission in Libya.

Pivotal Partnerships: The Prospects for International Defense Cooperation in an Age of Austerity

On Wednesday, February 15, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will join the Atlantic Council for a public address and conversation on international defense cooperation. 

Counter-Piracy Task Force: Strategic Approaches to the Piracy Challenge

On February 8, 2012, the International Security Program and the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a meeting of the Atlantic Council Maritime Piracy Task Force, chaired by Atlantic Council Board Director Franklin D. Miller. This is the third in a series of meetings looking into the challenge of piracy and possible strategic approaches.

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Global Leadership Circle