Robin Brooks

About Robin Brooks

Skilled diplomat and foreign policy professional with over 20 years of State Department and National Security experience under four different U.S Administrations, managing U.S. policy on Europe, Eurasia, the United Nations, human rights, and humanitarian affairs. Innovative leader with the skills and network to leverage our international relationships for the advancement of U.S interests and American values. Career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Dedicated mentor and educator, committed to empowering a new generation of national security leaders. Continuous teaching portfolio includes courses on U.S. foreign policy; post-communist political and economic transitions; area studies in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans; and human rights and humanitarian affairs.

Experience

1. Visiting Fellow in Global Policy and Security

   Pomona College

   Jan 2026 — Present

   I am so excited to join Pomona as the College’s inaugural Global Fellow, with faculty appointments in the programs on International Relations and Politics, Philosophy, and Economics!

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Ph.D., Political Science

  1995 — 2004

• Columbia | SIPA

  U.S. Foreign Policy, International Conflict Resolution, Human Rights

  2015 — 2016

• Smith College

  A.B., Political Science and Government

  1992 — 1995

Skills

• International Organizations
• Foreign Relations
• Conflict Resolution
• Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Law
• Diplomacy
• Political Risk Analysis
• Democratization
• Eeo
• Federal Government
• Foreign Policy
• Civil Society
• Conflict
• Central Asia
• Political Science
• Elections
• International Human Rights
• Rule of Law
• National Security
• Politics
• Democracy
• Refugees
• European Politics
• Human Rights
• Development and Humanitarian Assistance
• Balkans
• International Relations
• International Security
• Afghanistan