Background
Spero, Joshua Benjamin was born on January 26, 1963 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert H. and Janet N. Spero.
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Do middle powers matter geopolitically to great powers when confronting the unconventional, twenty-first-century threats from nation-states or nonstate actors? By studying certain middle power politics in the heart of early, anarchical, and volatile post-Cold War Europe, we can better grasp the impact such middle powers have in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Bridging the European Divide explores how key regional middle powers perceived and advocated their political power options, and tells the largely untold story behind the motives of significant middle power decisions and repercussions. Such regional alignment decisions stemmed from the ideas, opportunities, and realities necessary to transform nation-states amid acute regional uncertainty, global upheaval, and international systemic change. In order to achieve a better understanding of how to bridge the post-9/11 gap between changes in material incentives and the role of ideas, Spero smartly connects two different types of power politics-ways of assessing security dilemmas and foreign policy decisions, and reasons why middle powers and their geopolitical roles matter to great powers.
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Spero, Joshua Benjamin was born on January 26, 1963 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert H. and Janet N. Spero.
Bachelor in Politics and Soviet Studies with high honors, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations and Comparative Politics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 2000.
Research analyst Library. of Congress, Washington, 1987—1988. Deputy assistant for europe and the ussr Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1988—1990. Visiting national security fellow National Defense University Institute for National Strategic Studies, 1990—1994.
Senior civilian strategic planner Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1994—2000. Visiting assistant professor political science Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, 2000—2001, assistant professor political science, 2002, Fitchburg State College, since 2002. Consultant Center for Defense Information, Washington, 2001.
Advisory The New York Times, New York City, New York, 2002. Visiting assistant professor government Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 2000—2001.
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Academy associate Atlantic Council of the United States, 2002. Member of Women In International Security, International Institute of Strategic Studies, International Studies Association, Council on Foreign Relations.
Married Ellen Rowse, July 26, 1987. Children: Henry children: Samuel.