Robert L. Richardson, Jr.

Ph.D. Student
rrichardson@unc.edu

Major Field: U.S. History

Other Fields: Russian History; Military History

Advisor: Michael H. Hunt

Research Interests: In general, my interests encompass U.S. foreign and security policy, intelligence, and American and Soviet strategic culture.

My dissertation is entitled: "The Present Danger: The Neoconservatives and the Origins of the Second Cold War, 1945-1980." It focuses on the coalescence of neoconservatism, the neoconservatives' role in the death of detente, and their influence on U.S. foreign and security policy.

Link to Personal Webpage: http://home.att.net/~robert.richardson/