Pagedas, Constantine A. 1969-

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Pagedas, Constantine A. 1969-

PERSONAL:

Born 1969. Education: University of Wisconsin—Madison, B.A.; University of Birmingham, M.A.; King's College, London, Ph.D., 1996.

ADDRESSES:

Office—International Technology & Trade Associates, Inc., 2120 L St. N.W., Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20037-1527.

CAREER:

International Technology & Trade Associates, Inc. (consulting firm), Washington, DC, analyst, 1997, manager of strategic analysis, 1997-2002, special assistant to the chairman and chief executive officer, 1998-2002, executive vice president 2002—. Member, Council for Emerging National Security Affairs, American Hellenic Institute, and National Defense Industrial Association.

WRITINGS:

(Editor, with T.G. Otte) Personalities, War and Diplomacy: Essays in International History, preface by Roy Jenkins, F. Cass (Portland, OR), 1997.

(With William E. Cralley and Charles W. Dyke) The Transatlantic Capability Act: A General Assessment, Institute for Defense Analysis (Alexandria, VA), 2000.

Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the French Problem, 1960-1963: A Troubled Partnership, F. Cass (Portland, OR), 2000.

Contributor to Military Intervention: From Gunboat Diplomacy to Humanitarian Intervention, edited by and A.M. Dorman and T.G. Otte, Dartmouth Press (Aldershot, England), 1995. Contributor to scholarly journals. Member of the editorial advisory board, Mediterranean Quarterly: A Journal of Global Issues.

SIDELIGHTS:

Constantine A. Pagedas is a security specialist whose interests include U.S. and European security, the ethnic conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, nuclear strategy and the control of nuclear weapons, and U.S. and European defense industry mergers and acquisitions. In his book Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the French Problem, 1960-1963: A Troubled Partnership, Pagedas examines Anglo-American strategic relations in light of France becoming a nuclear power. The author looks at how, in his estimation, a difficult relationship grew between Great Britain and the United States as France's Charles De Gaulle rose to power, which also led to growing tensions within the complex trilateral partnership of the United States, Great Britain, and France. Nigel J. Ashton, writing in the English Historical Review, called the book "an ambitious and welcome attempt to explore a particularly complex trilateral relationship during a pivotal phase of the Cold War." Ashton went on to comment that the author "has made a very good job of tracking down sources." In a review in the Aerospace Power Journal, Sam Grable asserted: "This is an impressively researched book that synthesizes a great deal of information into a very cogent analysis. It is recommended reading for students of international relations and history." Other critics also praised the book. Ritchie Ovendale, for instance, writing in the Journal of American History, called the volume "an absorbing account" with a "fascinating" conclusion.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Aerospace Power Journal, summer, 2001, Sam Grable, review of Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the French Problem, 1960-1963: A Troubled Partnership, p. 109.

English Historical Review, November, 2000, Nigel J. Ashton, review of Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the French Problem, 1960-1963, p. 1370.

Journal of American History, June, 2001, Ritchie Ovendale, review of Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the French Problem, 1960-1963.