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Born | Andrew Joseph Bacevich Jr.[1] July 5, 1947[2] Normal, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Princeton University (MA, PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Historian, writer, professor; Colonel, U.S. Army (retired) |
Employer | Boston University |
Known for | Analysis of U.S. foreign policy |
Spouse | Nancy |
Children | 4 |
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Years of service | 1969–1992 |
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Battles/wars | Vietnam War Gulf War |
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Andrew J. Bacevich Jr. (/ˈbeɪsəvɪtʃ/, BAY-sə-vitch; born July 5, 1947) is an American historian specializing in international relations, security studies, American foreign policy, and American diplomatic and military history. He is a professor emeritus of international relations and history at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.[3] He is also a retired career officer in the Armor Branch of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of colonel. He is a former director of Boston University's Center for International Relations (from 1998 to 2005), now part of the Pardee School of Global Studies.[3] Bacevich is the co-founder and president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Bacevich has been "a persistent, vocal critic of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, calling the conflict a catastrophic failure."[4] In March 2007, he described George W. Bush's endorsement of such "preventive wars" as "immoral, illicit, and imprudent."[4][5] His son, Andrew John Bacevich, also an Army officer, died fighting in the Iraq War in May 2007.[4]
In July 2024, he signed an open letter against inviting Ukraine into NATO.[6]
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