Thomas J. Wright (American scholar)

Thomas J. Wright

Nationality| American
Education| University College Dublin (BA, MA), University of Cambridge (M.Phil), Georgetown University (PhD)
Occupation| Senior U.S. security official
Employer| United States National Security Council

Thomas J. Wright is an American international relations scholar currently serving as Senior Director for Strategic Planning at the United States National Security Council (NSC) in the Biden administration.[1][2][3][4][5] He was part of a team instrumental in putting together the 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy, released in October 2022.[6]

## Education[edit]

Wright holds a BA in history (1996) and a MA in comparative politics (1997) from University College Dublin, a M.Phil from University of Cambridge (1999), and a PhD in government (international relations) from Georgetown University (2007).[7] His thesis is titled "Great Power Responses to Threat Transitions and the Legitimacy Burden: U.S. Soviet Relations 1943-1950".[8]

## Career[edit]

Prior to joining the NSC, Wright was a senior fellow and director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution.[9][10]

Between 2008 and 2011, he was executive director of studies at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs.[7]

Wright has served as a predoctoral fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center and a postdoctoral fellow at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. He has also taught at the University of Chicago's Harris School for Public Policy.[7]

## Publications[edit]

### Books[edit]

* Aftershocks: pandemic politics and the end of the old international order, New York: St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2021. ISBN 978-1-250-27574-5, OCLC 1227086712 (co-authored with Colin H. Kahl)
* All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the 21st Century and the Future of American Power, Yale University Press, May 23, 2017[11]

### Articles[edit]

* The Center Cannot Hold, Foreign Affairs, August 24, 2021[12]
* If Biden Wins, He’ll Have to Put the World Back Together, The Atlantic, April 13, 2020 (co-authored with Kurt M. Campbell)[13]
* The Folly of Retrenchment, Foreign Affairs, February 10, 2020[14]
* The Moment the Transatlantic Charade Ended, The Atlantic, February 19, 2019[15]
* Trump’s Foreign Policy Is No Longer Unpredictable, Foreign Affairs, January 18, 2019[16]
* Trump, Unchecked, The Atlantic, December 21, 2018[17]
* Trump’s Mystifying Victory Lap at the UN, The Atlantic, September 26, 2018[18]
* No Exit, Foreign Affairs, June 30, 2015 (co-authored with David Gordon)[19]
* Syriza Stumbles, Foreign Affairs, March 26, 2015 (co-authored with David Gordon)[20]
* Outlaw of the Sea, Foreign Affairs, August 7, 2012[21]

## See also[edit]

* List of Executive Office appointments by Joe Biden

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Brookings Foreign Policy experts selected to join Biden administration in leadership roles". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
2. ^ Gramer, Jack Detsch, Robbie (2023-12-18). "Biden Eyes Adding Top Foreign-Policy Strategist". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2023-12-18.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ Carden, James (2022-05-03). "The company men behind Biden's foreign policy 'Blob'". Asia Times. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
4. ^ "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
5. ^ "Biden Political Appointee Tracker". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
6. ^ "Remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Biden-Harris Administration's National Security Strategy". The White House. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
7. ^ a b c "Thomas J. Wright" (PDF). Brookings Institution. April 29, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
8. ^ Wright, Thomas J. (2007). Great Power Responses to Threat Transitions and the Legitimacy Burden: U.S-Soviet Relations, 1943-1950. Georgetown University.
9. ^ "Brookings Foreign Policy experts selected to join Biden administration in leadership roles". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
10. ^ "Thomas Wright". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
11. ^ "All Measures Short of War". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
12. ^ Wright, Thomas (2021-08-24). "The Center Cannot Hold". Foreign Affairs. No. September/October 2021. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
13. ^ Campbell, Thomas Wright, Kurt M. (2020-04-13). "If Biden Wins, He'll Have to Put the World Back Together". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-18.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
14. ^ Wright, Thomas (2020-02-10). "The Folly of Retrenchment". Foreign Affairs. No. March/April 2020. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
15. ^ Wright, Thomas (2019-02-19). "The Moment the Transatlantic Charade Ended". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
16. ^ Wright, Thomas (2019-01-18). "Trump's Foreign Policy Is No Longer Unpredictable". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
17. ^ Wright, Thomas (2018-12-21). "Trump, Unchecked". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
18. ^ Wright, Thomas (2018-09-26). "Trump's Mystifying Victory Lap at the UN". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
19. ^ Gordon, David; Wright, Thomas (2015-06-30). "No Exit". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
20. ^ Gordon, David; Wright, Thomas (2015-03-26). "Syriza Stumbles". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
21. ^ Wright, Thomas (2012-08-07). "Outlaw of the Sea". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-12-18.