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Ethan Kapstein

Professor, Princeton University

Ethan B. Kapstein is the Executive Director of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project at Princeton University and an Adjunct Fellow of the RAND Corporation. In addition to his academic career, Prof. Kapstein is a retired U.S. naval officer and has served as a Principal Administrator at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Kapstein’s research focuses at the intersection of economics and national security, and his most recent book is “Exporting Capitalism: Private Enterprise and U.S. Foreign Policy” (Harvard University Press). His current book project concerns economic relations among military allies. Kapstein is in Paris for the Fall 2025 as a Visiting Scholar at Sciences Po and at the Institute for Higher Defense Studies.

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