Dr. Lindsay is a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution where his research focuses on the domestic politics of American foreign policy. He is currently at work on a project that examines how demographic, economic, and technological changes are likely to affect the evolution of American foreign policy over the next quarter century.
Before joining Brookings, Dr. Lindsay was a Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa, where he was an award-winning instructor. In 1996-1997, he was Director for Global Issues and Multilateral Affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. His responsibilities there included U.N. reform, State Department reorganization, and funding for international affairs. He has also served as a consultant to the United States Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission).
Dr. Lindsay has authored, co-authored, or edited ten books and more than forty journal articles and book chapters on various aspects of American foreign policy and international relations. His recent books include Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile Defense (with Michael E. O'Hanlon), Dynamics of Democracy (with Peverill Squire, Cary R. Covington, and Eric R.A.N. Smith), U.S. Foreign Policy After the Cold War (co-edited with Randall B. Ripley), and Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy. His has also contributed articles to the op-ed pages of major newspapers, including the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.
Dr. Lindsay holds an A.B. in Economics and Political Science (summa cum laude) from the University of Michigan and a M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Yale University.