Background

• Reuben holds an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in international relations from Cambridge University, England. He is a fellow of the Cambridge Overseas Society, a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a former Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a recipient of the Council’s prestigious International Affairs Fellowship.

• Before entering academia, Brigety was a researcher with the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch. He served on HRW research missions in Afghanistan in March 2002 and in Iraq in April and May of 2003.

• Reuben also served as HRW's coordinator for crisis management during the Iraq war and as an HRW delegate to the Convention on Conventional Weapons negotiations in Geneva. (Source: CAP)

Professional Positions

• Reuben's work at CAP focuses on the role of development assistance in U.S. foreign policy.

• Prior to joining CAP, he served as a Special Assistant in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

• Dr. Brigety’s other areas of expertise are U.S. national security, human rights, and humanitarian affairs. (Source: CAP)

Accomplishments

• Reuben is the author of Ethics, Technology and the American Way of War (Routledge, 2007) and a variety of other articles and book chapters. (Source: CAP)

Criticism

Additional Information

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