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Paul Wolfowitz
Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Paul Wolfowitz is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he works on development and national security issues.
Before joining AEI, Paul spent more than three decades in public service and higher education, working in the administrations of seven different presidents. Most recently, he served as president of the World Bank and deputy secretary of Defense. At the World Bank he focused on the problem of corruption and the challenges of sub-Saharan Africa. As ambassador to Indonesia and assistant secretary of state for East Asia in the Reagan administration, Paul was an advocate of reform and political openness. He was involved in Persian Gulf security for almost 30 years during three different tours at the Department of Defense.
Paul has been widely published in many outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Sunday Times of London. His television appearances include NBCâs Meet the Press, CNNâs Anderson Cooper 360, and Fox Business Networkâs Lou Dobbs Tonight.
Paul has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a BA in Mathematics from Cornell University.
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"No Comment" Is Not an Option - American Enterprise Institute - AEI -
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China’s Exploitation of Academic Freedom in the US - American Enterprise Inst... -
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Is China Pivoting to the Middle East? - American Enterprise Institute - AEI -
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The China That Might Have Been - American Enterprise Institute - AEI -
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Putin Isn’t Hitler, but He’s Still Dangerous - American Enterprise Institute ... -
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Iran Undercuts Obama - American Enterprise Institute - AEI -
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‘Water Engineers Will Be Its Heroes’ - American Enterprise Institute - AEI -
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Syria and Iran: What AEI Scholars Are Writing - American Enterprise Institute... -
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Scooter Libby & Paul Wolfowitz to Teach Iraq "Decision-Making" - The American... -
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Wahid and the Voice of Moderate Islam - American Enterprise Institute - AEI -
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Confront Tehran Now in Pursuit of a Nuclear-Free World - American Enterprise ...
