Chuck Cushman Jr. Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Foreign Policy & Global Security
- Degrees
- Ph.D., Â鶹´«Ã½ Politics, University of North Carolina
MA, Â鶹´«Ã½ Politics, University of North Carolina
BS, International Relations, United States Military Academy - Languages Spoken
- Spanish, Italian, Russian, Some French and Portuguese, tiny amount of German and Turkish
- Favorite Spot on Campus
- Davenport cafe
- Book Currently Reading
- <i>Invitation to a Banquet</i>, by Fuchsia Dunlop
- Bio
- Chuck Cushman is Dean of Academics at the US Naval Community College. Prior to that, he was Dean of the College of International Security Affairs at National Defense University (2014-20). Prior to that, he was a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute (2011-14). Previously, he spent a decade at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management. He was Acting Director of the School in his last year at GW. Professor Cushman is the author of An Introduction to the US Congress (2005) and a forthcoming book on Congress and national security policymaking. He served nine years in the US Army as an Armor officer, commanding troops in Germany and at Fort Knox, KY, and completing his service as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point. Dr. Cushman was a defense consultant, a lobbyist working on Middle East peace, and was Legislative Assistant to Rep. David Price (D-NC).
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Teaching
Spring 2025
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SIS-653 Topics in U.S. Foreign Policy: U.S. Nat'l Security Strategy
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Research Interests
I am interested in the relationship between Congress, the defense establishment, and the White House. Ìý
Selected Publications
- ÌýAn Introduction to the US Congress.ÌýME Sharpe, 2005.