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Rachel Kleinfeld is an American international relations scholar currently serving as a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.[1][2][3][4] She is a member of the National Endowment for Democracy's board of directors and a trustee of Freedom House.[5][6] Her research centers around democratic governance and political violence.[1]

Early life and education

Kleinfeld was born and raised in Alaska. She holds a BA in ethics, politics, and economics from Yale College, as well as a MPhil and DPhil in International Relations from Oxford University. She was a Rhodes Scholar.[1][7]

Career

Kleinfeld co-founded the Truman National Security Project in 2005 along with Matthew Spence.[8] She was named one of the 40 under 40 American political leaders by Time magazine.[9]

Publications

Books

  • A Savage Order: How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security, Pantheon, November 2018[10]
  • Advancing the Rule of Law Abroad: Next Generation Reform, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, April 13, 2012[11]
  • Let There Be Light: Electrifying the Developing World with Markets and Distributed Energy, Truman National Security Institute, December 2011 (co-authored with Drew Sloan)[12]

Articles

  • There won't be another Jan. 6 now, no matter what happens to Trump, The Hill, February 9, 2024 (co-authored with Jared Holt)[13]
  • Have pro-Trump extremists finally gotten the message about political violence? The Hill, June 19, 2023 (co-authored with Joanna Lydgate)[14]
  • How Political Violence Went Mainstream on the Right, Politico, November 7, 2022[15]
  • The Rise of Political Violence in the United States, Journal of Democracy, October 2021[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rachel Kleinfeld". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Sargent, Greg (2022-07-11). "Opinion | An expert in political violence urgently warns: The worst is coming". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ "Marking Jan. 6 anniversary, Biden warns political violence poses grave threat to democracy". PBS NewsHour. 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  4. ^ "Is America entering a new era of political violence?". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY". web.archive.org. 2024-03-05. Archived from the original on 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Board & Leadership". Freedom House. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ^ "Three Yale Students Chosen as Rhodes Scholars". YaleNews. 1999-12-06. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  8. ^ "The Truman National Security Project | History". www.trumanproject.org. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  9. ^ "40 Under 40 - TIME". Time. 2010-10-14. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  10. ^ Kleinfeld, Rachel (2018). A savage order: how the world's deadliest countries can forge a path to security (First ed.). New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-1-101-87199-7.
  11. ^ Kleinfeld, Rachel (2012). Advancing the rule of law abroad: next generation reform. Washington, D.C: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ISBN 978-0-87003-349-0.
  12. ^ Kleinfeld, Rachel; Sloan, Drew (December 7, 2011). Let there be light: electrifying the developing world with markets and distributed energy. Washington, D.C: Truman National Security Institute. ISBN 978-0-692-01563-6.
  13. ^ Kleinfeld, Rachel; Holt, Jared (2024-02-09). "There won't be another Jan. 6 now, no matter what happens to Trump". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  14. ^ Lydgate, Rachel Kleinfeld and Joanna (2023-06-19). "Have pro-Trump extremists finally gotten the message about political violence?". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  15. ^ Kleinfeld, Rachel (November 7, 2022). "Opinion | How Political Violence Went Mainstream on the Right". Politico. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  16. ^ "The Rise of Political Violence in the United States". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

External links

  • Rachel Kleinfeld, A path to security for the world's deadliest countries, TED, July 2019 [1]


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