Jay M. Parker
Dr. Jay M. Parker is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service and a retired Distinguished Professor and former Major General Fox Conner Chair of International Security Studies, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University. He served at National Defense University from September 2010 through September 2023, to include five years as Chair of the Department of International Security Studies of the College of International Security Affairs. In 2005, he retired from the U.S. Army in the rank of Colonel after serving 26 years in infantry and special operations assignments and for eleven years as Professor and Director of International Relations and National Security Studies at West Point. From 2005 to 2007, he served as Executive VP of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, and Advisor to the Iraq Study Group. From 2007 to 2010, he was Visiting Associate Professor of Government and interim Chair-International Relations at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Dr. Parker chaired the International Studies Association (ISA) International Security Studies Section, and ISA's Professional Development Committees. He served on the Board of Directors of the Center for Civilians in Conflict, and on advisory committees for the Museum of Television and Radio (now the Paley Center) and the Truman National Security Project. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he developed and presented CFR's Classic Foreign Policy Films Series. He was a Visiting Fellow at Princeton and at Japan's National Institute for Defense Studies, a U.S.-Japan Leader Fellow, and adjunct faculty at Columbia and George Washington Universities. Dr. Parker served on the Defense and Veterans Affairs Advisory Teams of Obama for America, and on the Presidential transition. He received a PhD in international relations from Columbia University; MA degrees from the University of Southern California, Arizona State University, and the Naval War College; and a BA from the University of Arizona. Specialties: Strategy, National Security, Foreign Policy and International Affairs, Mass Media, Film and Politics, East Asia, Higher Education, and Organization Leadership.
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While many studies have attempted to derive lessons from Thucydides or apply lessons to international politics today, few works have tested the validity of those lessons or unpacked the deeper context of Thucydides’ work and his time. Like many great books, Thucydides is often read in the search for predetermined lessons derived from preselected excerpts. These lessons come to us as little more than bromides, as immutable as they are oversimplified. Both academics and policymakers use phrases like “Thucydides’ Trap” without accurately referring back to the text and its context. The clichés generated by current approaches do not help us understand the particular causes, conduct, and conclusion of the conflict between Athens and Sparta any more than they provide insights into the challenges of our own time.
This book examines the use and misuse of historic evidence. It addresses the persistence of historic fact that has been surpassed by legend as well as the absence of consistent, diligent interdisciplinary scholarship. The authors Andrew R. Novo and Jay M. Parker demonstrate how rigor cannot be credible without some degree of richness. Standard conclusions are challenged based on the evidence within his work and the broader historical record. New lessons with modern relevance are drawn from a richer, fuller understanding of Thucydides.
Papers by Jay M. Parker
While many studies have attempted to derive lessons from Thucydides or apply lessons to international politics today, few works have tested the validity of those lessons or unpacked the deeper context of Thucydides’ work and his time. Like many great books, Thucydides is often read in the search for predetermined lessons derived from preselected excerpts. These lessons come to us as little more than bromides, as immutable as they are oversimplified. Both academics and policymakers use phrases like “Thucydides’ Trap” without accurately referring back to the text and its context. The clichés generated by current approaches do not help us understand the particular causes, conduct, and conclusion of the conflict between Athens and Sparta any more than they provide insights into the challenges of our own time.
This book examines the use and misuse of historic evidence. It addresses the persistence of historic fact that has been surpassed by legend as well as the absence of consistent, diligent interdisciplinary scholarship. The authors Andrew R. Novo and Jay M. Parker demonstrate how rigor cannot be credible without some degree of richness. Standard conclusions are challenged based on the evidence within his work and the broader historical record. New lessons with modern relevance are drawn from a richer, fuller understanding of Thucydides.