Earl Ravenal
Earl Cedric Ravenal | |
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Born | March 29, 1931 |
Died | August 31, 2019 | (aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Walsh School of Foreign Service Johns Hopkins University |
Earl Cedric Ravenal (March 29, 1931 – August 31, 2019) was an American foreign policy analyst, academic, and writer. He served as a distinguished senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the
Ravenal was raised in
Ravenal served as a division director in the Office of United States Secretary of Defense from 1967 to 1969, under Secretaries of Defense Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford.[2][3]
In addition to writing several books on the topic of U.S. foreign policy, Ravenal wrote over 200 articles and papers for various publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Foreign Affairs.[1]
He was a candidate for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in the 1984 election,[4] finishing second to the party's eventual nominee, David Bergland.[5][6]
Ravenal died on August 31, 2019, at his secondary residence in Trappe, Maryland.[1]
Published works
- Never again: Learning from America's foreign policy failures. Temple University Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-87722-187-6.
- NATO: The Tides of Discontent. University of California. 1985. ISBN 978-0-87725-523-9.
- Designing Defense for a New World Order: The Military Budget in 1992 and Beyond. Cato Institute. 1991. ISBN 978-0-932790-86-6.
- Foreign Policy in Uncontrollable World. Cato Institute. 1992. ISBN 978-0-932790-41-5.
- Peace with China?: U. S. Decisions for Asia. Liveright Publishing Corporation. 1996. ISBN 978-0-87140-257-8.
References
- ^ a b c "Obituaries: Earl C. Ravenal". The Star Democrat. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "So Mr. Carter, Want To Change America? Here's How?: (The Military)", Mother Jones. April 1977, p. 32 Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ Ravenal, Earl C. (1983) "No first use: a view from the United States" Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. April 1983, p. 12. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ISBN 978-1-58648-572-6.
- ^ (1983-09-05) "Libertarians select presidential ticket"[permanent dead link], Anchorage Daily News, Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ISBN 978-1-933859-60-6.
External links
- Earl C. Ravenal, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
- Appearances on C-SPAN