Dujarric, Robert 1961(?)-

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Dujarric, Robert 1961(?)-

PERSONAL: Born c. 1961. Education: Harvard University, B.A., 1983; Yale University School of Management, M.B.A., 1989; also studied at Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies, University of Paris, and Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.

ADDRESSES: Office—National Institute for Public Policy, 3031 Javier Rd., Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22031. E-mail—rdujarric@aol.com.

CAREER: Goldman Sachs International Ltd., London, England, associate in mergers and acquisitions, 1989-93; Hudson Institute, Washington, DC, senior fellow and specialist on security and economic issues in the Far East, 1993-2003; Council on Foreign Relations, Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi fellow and visiting scholar, 2003-04; National Institute for Public Policy, Fairfax, VA, senior associate, 2004-. Writer.

WRITINGS:

(With William E. Odom) Commonwealth or Empire?: Russia, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus, Hudson Institute (Indianapolis, IN), 1995.

(Editor and contributor) Korea: Security Pivot in Northeast Asia, Hudson Institute (Indianapolis, IN), 1998.

Korean Unification and After: The Challenge for U.S. Strategy, Hudson Institute (Indianapolis, IN), 2000.

(Editor) The Future of Korea-Japan Relations: Proceedings of the Hudson Institute/East Asian Security Study Group Conference, 1997, Hudson Institute (Westfield, IN), 2001.

(With William E. Odom) America's Inadvertent Empire, Yale University Press (New Haven, CT), 2004.

Also author of briefing papers for Hudson Institute, including "Russia and the Islamic Threat," 1994; "America and Europe: The Risks of Isolationism," 1994; "Taiwan and East Asian Security," 1996; and "Toward a Coherent U.S. Policy in Northeast Asia," 1996. Contributor of articles to periodicals, including Financial Times, Strategic Review, Roll Call, Indianapolis Star, Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft, Commentaire, Los Angeles Times, American Outlook, Journal of International Affairs, Sekaishuho, and Chosun Ilbo.

SIDELIGHTS: Robert Dujarric is a research analyst whose main interest is the international political implications of decisions made by the North Korean government. As a senior fellow of the Hudson Institute and a senior associate of the National Institute for Public Policy, Dujarric has participated in assessments of North Korea, seminars on the chances for Korean unification, and other conferences focusing on U.S. foreign policy in Northeast Asia.

America's Inadvertent Empire, co-authored by Dujarric and William E. Odom, appraises the United States's worldwide position at the beginning of the twenty-first century and offers explanations for the country's military might, economic strength, and social stability. Odom and Dujarric posit that, as currently constituted, the United States is unassailable by any other nation or alliance of nations. In Parameters, Andrew J. Bacevich noted that the reader of America's Inadvertent Empire will learn "that the United States is far and away the world's dominant military power" and that all things American "exercise unparalleled influence." Karl E. Meyer reflected the views of some reviewers in his American Prospect review, noting that the volume "strikingly resembles"the outlook "of Britain's ruling elite, circa 1890-1905, the heyday of New Imperialsim." However, in a review for Army magazine, Edward B. Atkeson called the book "blunt, specific and thoughtful," concluding that it is "a remarkable piece of work."