DR. RICHARD L. KUGLER

Dr. Kugler is currently a Distinguished Research Professor at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University. Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Social Scientist and Associate Director International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND. Other assignments at RAND include Associate Head, Political Science Department, Santa Monica, California and Senior Social Scientist in Washington. Dr. Kugler served as Director, Strategic Concepts Development Center, National Defense University. Dr. Kugler was Director, European Forces Division, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation (1980-1984), and Senior Analyst in the Asia and European Division from 1975 to 1980. Dr. Kugler's academic career includes Adjunct Professor of International Relations, George Washington University and Faculty Member, RAND Graduate School. His publications include two books, three major RAND reports, seven scholarly articles and forty DoD studies, all on NATO/European security affairs and U.S. defense policy. He earned a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.