Suzanne Loftus
Professional affiliation
Wilson Center Projects
American Grand Strategy in the 21st Century: Deterrence, Pragmatic Engagement, and Resilience
Full Biography
Suzanne Loftus is Associate Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College, National Defense University. She also serves as Global Fellow at the Kennan Institute and is a member of the Advisory Council. She was previously Associate Professor of Strategic Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Suzanne's latest book, Russia, China and the West in the Post Cold War Era: The Limits of Liberal Universalism, is an analysis of the inadvertent consequences of American liberal hegemony and its clash with rising civilizational states such as Russia and China.
Major Publications
Russia, China and the West in the Post-Cold War Era: The Limits of Liberal Universalism, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
"Legitimacy and Societal Consent in Putin's Russia: State Capacity and National Identity," Russian Politics, March 2022.
Insecurity and the Rise of Nationalism in Putin's Russia: Keeper of Traditional Values, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018