Dr. Stephen J. Flanagan Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies Vice President for Research Dr. Stephen J. Flanagan was appointed Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies and Vice President for Research at the National Defense University in January 2000. He previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Central and Eastern Europe at the National Security Council Staff from July 1997 to October 1999. ndu.edu
Dr. Flanagan earned his A.B. in Political Science from Columbia University in 1973 and his Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1979. www.ndu.edu/info/LeaderShipBios/Flanagan.cfm
