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James Kurth
Alma mater
Ph.D.)
Stanford University(B.A.)
InstitutionsSwarthmore College
Harvard University
Main interests
International relations theory

James Kurth (born 1938) is the Claude C. Smith Professor Emeritus of Political Science at

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.

Kurth received his B.A. in history from

University of California at San Diego; and visiting professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. At the war college, Kurth was chairman of the Strategy and Campaign Department, an advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group, and the recipient of the Department of the Navy Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service. Kurth is a decorated veteran, having served in the Navy in the 1960s on the USS Saint Paul (CA-73), the flagship of the United States Seventh Fleet
where he was a deck and gunnery officer.

He is the author of nearly a hundred articles and the editor of two books. Kurth frequently publishes in

American hegemony),[1] and "suggests that it is perhaps only the influence of the Catholic Church that might curb the excesses of modern liberalism".[2]

His book, "The American Way of Empire: How America Won a World--But Lost Her Way" was published in December, 2019 by Washington Books.[3]

Kurth has served in numerous think tanks, including the

Council of Foreign Relations
, Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy, and The Center of Study of America and the West at FPRI.

Kurth is an evangelical Protestant as well as a

Operation Iraqi Freedom and the broader U.S. push to promote liberal democracy
in the Middle East; instead, in "Splitting Islam," Kurth recommends that the U.S. utilize the division between Sunni and Shi'ites to distract radical Islamists from attacking America and the West.

Kurth is a Swarthmore enthusiast. One of few conservative faculty members at Swarthmore, he is known for his provocative courses and formerly, he was also known for the popular opening day lecture of his international politics course.

Essays

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References

  1. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199751181.003.0005
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  2. S2CID 145485328
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  3. ^ "Washington Books - Publishing, Books, Book". washington-books.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12.

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