Rachel Kleinfeld

Rachel Kleinfeld
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale College (BA), University of Oxford (MPhil, DPhil)
EmployerCarnegie Endowment for International Peace
Board member ofNational Endowment for Democracy, Freedom House
Websiterachelkleinfeld.com

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

  • The Rising Tide of Political Violence, Foreign Affairs, July 19, 2024[13]
  • There won't be another Jan. 6 now, no matter what happens to Trump, The Hill, February 9, 2024 (co-authored with Jared Holt)[14]
  • Have pro-Trump extremists finally gotten the message about political violence? The Hill, June 19, 2023 (co-authored with Joanna Lydgate)[15]
  • How Political Violence Went Mainstream on the Right, Politico, November 7, 2022[16]
  • The Rise of Political Violence in the United States, Journal of Democracy, October 2021[17]

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". 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 (2024-07-19). "The Rising Tide of Political Violence". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Kleinfeld, Rachel (November 7, 2022). "Opinion | How Political Violence Went Mainstream on the Right". Politico. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  17. ^ "The Rise of Political Violence in the United States". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  • Rachel Kleinfeld, A path to security for the world's deadliest countries, TED, July 2019 [1]


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