Michael C. Williams is Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Professor Williams is one of the world’s leading International Relations scholars. He has published Security Beyond the State: Private Security in International Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2011) with Rita Abrahamsen. His previous publications include The Realist Tradition and the Limits of International Relations (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and Culture and Security: Symbolic Power and the Politics of International Security (Routledge, 2007) and he is the editor of several books, including, Realism Reconsidered: The Legacy of Hans J. Morgenthau in International Relations (Oxford University Press, 2007). His articles have appeared in leading journals including the European Journal of International Relations, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Millennium, and the Review of International Studies.
Abstract: This talk drew on Professor Williams recent co-authored book World of the Right (Cambridge University Press, 2024) and a series of excellent articles he has written on American right-wing politics and its impact on US foreign policy. This body of work that Professor Williams spoke about is one of the rare examples of scholarship that brings a deep understanding of both American conservatism and International Relations theory into dialogue.
