Graham Allison

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1940-03-23

• Award

  Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service (awarded twice)

• Title

  Douglas Dillon Professor of Government

• Education

  Harvard University (BA, PhD); Hertford College, Oxford (BA, MA)

• Full Name

  Graham Tillett Allison Jr.

• Birthplace

  Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Timeline

• Born in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1940-03-23

• Published 'Remaking Foreign Policy: The Organizational Connection' with Peter L. Szanton. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1976-01-01

• Appointed Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1977-06-01

• Concluded tenure as Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1989-05-30

• Appointed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy and Plans under President Bill Clinton. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1993-08-06

• Concluded service as Assistant Secretary of Defense. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1994-03-15

• Appointed Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1995-06-01

• Stepped down as Director of the Belfer Center, succeeded by Ash Carter. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-07-01

• Delivered deep historical insights at the All-In Summit. (Source: Document 0ec8558c-54ac-4c28-a128-3d525017e6c2)

  2023-09-01

Graham Allison

Graham Tillett Allison Jr. (born March 23, 1940) is an American political scientist and the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is known for his contributions in the late 1960s and early 1970s to the bureaucratic analysis of decision making, especially during times of crisis. His book Remaking Foreign Policy: The Organizational Connection, co-written with Peter L. Szanton, was published in 1976 and influenced the foreign policy of the Carter administration. Since the 1970s, Allison has also been a leading analyst of U.S. national security and defense policy, with a special interest in nuclear weapons and terrorism.

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• Graham Allison - Wikipedia

  Graham Tillett Allison Jr. (born March 23, 1940) is an American political scientist and the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is known for his contributions in the late 1960s and early 1970s to the bureaucratic analysis of decision making, especially during times of crisis. His book Remaking Foreign Policy: The Organizational Connection, co-written with Peter L. Szanton, was published in 1976 and influenced the foreign policy of the Carter administration. Since the 1970s, Allison has also been a leading analyst of U.S. national security and defense policy, with a special interest in nuclear weapons and terrorism. ## Early life and education [edit] [...] American political scientist | Graham Allison | | Allison in 2017 | | Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs | | In office June 1, 1995 – July 1, 2017 | | Succeeded by | Ash Carter | | Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy and Plans | | In office August 6, 1993 – March 15, 1994 | | President | Bill Clinton | | Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government | | In office June 1, 1977 – May 30, 1989 | | Preceded by | Don K. Price | | Succeeded by | Robert D. Putnam | | | | Personal details | | Born | Graham Tillett Allison Jr. (1940-03-23) March 23, 1940 (age 85) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | | Education | Harvard University (BA, PhD) Hertford College, Oxford (BA, MA) | [...] From 1977 to 1989, Allison was dean "Dean (education)") of the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University. Over the course of his tenure as dean, Harvard Kennedy School increased in size by 400% and its endowment by 700%. He was associated with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy and Plans from 1993 to 1994, where he coordinated strategy and policy towards the states of the former Soviet Union. President Bill Clinton awarded Allison the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, for "reshaping relations with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to reduce the former Soviet nuclear arsenal". Allison directed the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs from 1995 until 2017, when he was succeeded by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.

• Graham Allison - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

  Graham Allison is the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard University where he has taught for five decades. Allison is a leading analyst of national security with special interests in nuclear weapons, Russia, China, and decision-making. Allison was the “Founding Dean” of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and until 2017, served as director of its Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs which is ranked the “#1 University Affiliated Think Tank” in the world. As Assistant Secretary of Defense in the first Clinton administration, Allison received the Defense Department’s highest civilian award, the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, for “reshaping relations with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to reduce the former Soviet nuclear

• Graham Allison | Harvard Kennedy School

  Graham Allison is the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard University where he has taught for five decades. Allison is a leading analyst of national security with special interests in nuclear weapons, Russia, China, and decision-making. Allison was the “Founding Dean” of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and until 2017, served as Director of its Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs which is ranked the “#1 University Affiliated Think Tank” in the world. As Assistant Secretary of Defense in the first Clinton Administration, Dr. Allison received the Defense Department's highest civilian award, the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, for "reshaping relations with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to reduce the former Soviet [...] Dr. Allison was the organizer of the Commission on America's National Interests (1996 and 2000), a founding member of the Trilateral Commission, a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has been a member of public committees and commissions, among them the Baker-Cutler DOE Task Force on Nonproliferation Programs with Russia, the IAEA’s Commission of Eminent Persons, and the Commission on Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism. Dr. Allison has served as a Director of the Getty Oil Company, Natixis, Loomis Sayles, Hansberger, Taubman Centers, Inc., Joule Unlimited, and Belco Oil and Gas, as well as a member of the Advisory Boards of Chase Bank, Chemical Bank, Hydro-Quebec, and the International Energy Corporation. [...] As "Founding Dean" of the modern Kennedy School, under his leadership, from 1977 to 1989, a small, undefined program grew twenty-fold to become a major professional school of public policy and government. As Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton and Special Advisor to the Secretary of Defense under President Reagan, he has been a member of the Secretary of Defense’s Advisory Board for every Secretary from Weinberger to Mattis. He has the sole distinction of having twice been awarded the Distinguished Public Service Medal, first by Secretary Cap Weinberger and second by Secretary Bill Perry. He has served on the Advisory Boards of the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the CIA.

• Graham Allison | The Belfer Center for Science and International ...

  Graham Allison is the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard University where he has taught for five decades. Allison is a leading analyst of national security with special interests in nuclear weapons, Russia, China, and decision-making. Allison was the “Founding Dean” of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and until 2017, served as Director of its Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs which is ranked the “ #1 University Affiliated Think Tank” in the world. As Assistant Secretary of Defense in the first Clinton Administration, Dr. Allison received the Defense Department's highest civilian award, the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, for "reshaping relations with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to reduce the former Soviet nuclear [...] Dr. Allison was the organizer of the Commission on America's National Interests (1996 and 2000), a founding member of the Trilateral Commission, a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has been a member of public committees and commissions, among them the Baker-Cutler DOE Task Force on Nonproliferation Programs with Russia, the IAEA’s Commission of Eminent Persons, and the Commission on Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism. Dr. Allison has served as a Director of the Getty Oil Company, Natixis, Loomis Sayles, Hansberger, Taubman Centers, Inc., Joule Unlimited, and Belco Oil and Gas, as well as a member of the Advisory Boards of Chase Bank, Chemical Bank, Hydro-Quebec, and the International Energy Corporation. [...] Dr. Allison was the organizer of the Commission on America's National Interests (1996 and 2000), a founding member of the Trilateral Commission, a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has been a member of public committees and commissions, among them the Baker-Cutler DOE Task Force on Nonproliferation Programs with Russia, the IAEA’s Commission of Eminent Persons, and the Commission on Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism. Dr. Allison has served as a Director of the Getty Oil Company, Natixis, Loomis Sayles, Hansberger, Taubman Centers, Inc., Joule Unlimited, and Belco Oil and Gas, as well as a member of the Advisory Boards of Chase Bank, Chemical Bank, Hydro-Quebec, and the International Energy Corporation. ###

• Graham Allison | Foreign Affairs

  ## More Resources ### Author # Graham Allison GRAHAM ALLISON is Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. A Founding Dean of the Kennedy School and former Director of its Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, he is the author of Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?, among other books. As Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration, Allison worked to unwind the former Soviet nuclear arsenal, for which he received the U.S. Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. [...] GRAHAM ALLISON is Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. A Founding Dean of the Kennedy School and former Director of its Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, he is the author of Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?, among other books. As Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration, Allison worked to unwind the former Soviet nuclear arsenal, for which he received the U.S. Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. ### By this author ### The End of the Longest Peace? One of History’s Greatest Achievements Is Under Threat Graham Allison and James A. Winnefeld, Jr. November 24, 2025 ### A Cease-Fire Deal Now Would Be a Victory for Israel [...] Graham Allison July/Aug 2018 ### China vs. America Managing the Next Clash of Civilizations Graham Allison Sept/Oct 2017 ### The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited Why It Matters Who Blinked James A. Nathan and Graham Allison Response Nov/Dec 2012 ### The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50 Lessons for U.S. Foreign Policy Today Graham Allison July/Aug 2012 ### Nuclear Disorder Surveying Atomic Threats Graham Allison Jan/Feb 2010 ### How to Stop Nuclear Terror Graham Allison Jan/Feb 2004 ### America’s Stake in the Soviet Future Graham Allison and Robert Blackwill Summer 1991 ### Testing Gorbachev Graham T. Allison, Jr. Fall 1988 ### U.S. Military Policy Graham Allison, Ernest May and Adam Yarmolinsky Jan 1970 Published by The Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.