Rachel Kleinfeld
American international relations scholar
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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]
Rachel Kleinfeld | |
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| Education | Yale College (BA), University of Oxford (MPhil, DPhil) |
| Employer | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
| Board member of | National Endowment for Democracy, Freedom House |
| Website | rachelkleinfeld.com |
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]
