Scott D. Tollefson

About Scott D. Tollefson

Scott D. Tollefson received his Ph.D. in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 1991. He has worked at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (WJPC, formerly CHDS) at National Defense University in Washington, D.C. since April 2010. He was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and an Assistant Professor and Director of the M.A. Program in Political Science at Kansas State University He worked for Saudi Aramco Schools from 2005 to 2010, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is the co-editor of Who Guards the Guardians and How: Democratic Civil-Military Relations (University of Texas Press, 2006) and the author of numerous chapters and articles on (a) defense and security issues in Latin America; and (b) Brazil\'s international relations. Dr. Tollefson grew up in Brazil and has lived and worked in Brazil, Chile, Jamaica, and Saudi Arabia.

Experience

1. Dean of Special Projects

   William J. Perry Center For Hemispheric Defense Studies

   Jul 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

  Ph.D.

• The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  1982 — 1984