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Admiral James Stavridis
Admiral James Stavridis is an Operating Executive of The Carlyle Group, following five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. A retired 4-star officer in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, counter-piracy, and cybersecurity. He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command, with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009. He earned more than 50 medals, including 28 from foreign nations in his 37-year military career.
Earlier in his military career, he commanded the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet, winning the Battenberg Cup and a squadron of destroyers and a carrier strike group in combat. In 2016, he was vetted for Vice President by Hillary Clinton and subsequently invited to Trump Tower to discuss a cabinet position in the Trump Administration.
Admiral Stavridis earned a Ph.D. in international relations and has published nine books and hundreds of articles in leading journals worldwide. His 2012 TED talk on global security has close to one million views. Admiral Stavridis is a monthly columnist for TIME Magazine and Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News, and has tens of thousands of connections on the social networks.
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Larson, Erik. The Splendid and the Vile. Penguin Random House.
Stavridis, James. “The US Military Has Untapped Potential in Fighting This Virus.” April 11, 2020, Bloomberg.
Stavridis, James. “The Military Can Help Win the Fight Against Pandemics.” April 22, 2020, Bloomberg.
Stavridis, James. “As the West Fights Coronavirus, Its Enemies Wage Cyberwar.” April 24, 2020, Bloomberg.
Stavridis, James. “As the West Fights Coronavirus, Its Enemies Wage Cyberwar.” April 24, 2020, Bloomberg.
Stavridis, James. Sailing True North. Penguin Random House.
Stavridis, James. “ Navy Hospital Ships Will Be Used in the Fight Against COVID-19. But There's Much More the Military Can Do in This Crisis.” March 23, 2020, Time.
Stavridis, James. “My Family Worried for Me While I Served Overseas. Now I Worry for Them While They Serve on the Home Front.” April 21, 2020, Time.
