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Civil-military relations, International relations, International security, and Taiwan

Peter Harris

Non-Resident Fellow

Peter Harris is a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities and an associate professor of political science at Colorado State University.

Harris’ teaching and research focuses on international security and U.S. foreign policy. He received his PhD in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also a graduate fellow of the Clements Center for National Security. His work has appeared in journals including Asian Security, Chinese Journal of International Politics, International Affairs, Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, and Political Science Quarterly.

ExplainerTaiwan, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

Accommodation: An underutilized strategy for great-power rivals

By Moritz Graefrath

August 27, 2026

Key points Accommodation—making concessions to rival powers in order to avoid conflict—is an underappreciated great-power strategy, not the strategic folly […]

Op-edNATO, Alliances

Germany’s Military Recruitment Crisis Is About to Test Berlin’s Rhetoric

By Moritz Graefrath

August 14, 2026

ExplainerBurden sharing, Basing and force posture, Europe and Eurasia, NATO

Stop bargaining with Europe, start leaving

By Benjamin Friedman and Moritz Graefrath

May 27, 2026

More from Peter Harris

ExplainerTaiwan, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

Accommodation: An underutilized strategy for great-power rivals

By Moritz Graefrath

August 27, 2026

Op-edNATO, Alliances

Germany’s Military Recruitment Crisis Is About to Test Berlin’s Rhetoric

By Moritz Graefrath

August 14, 2026

ExplainerBurden sharing, Basing and force posture, Europe and Eurasia, NATO

Stop bargaining with Europe, start leaving

By Benjamin Friedman and Moritz Graefrath

May 27, 2026

Op-edUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

Trump must act quickly to protect Diego Garcia

By Peter Harris

March 27, 2026

Op-edNATO, Alliances, Europe and Eurasia

Breaking Europe’s Trans-Atlantic Habit: The End of the Senior Partner Myth

By Moritz Graefrath

February 24, 2026

Op-edIran, Middle East

Ignore the Hawks. Attacking Iran comes with huge risks

By Peter Harris

February 1, 2026

Peter Harris Past Events

virtualAsia, Basing and force posture, Burden sharing, China, Grand strategy

Rethinking U.S. strategy in East Asia: do more bases mean more deterrence?

January 24, 2024

Peter Harris Featured Symposia

symposiumWestern Hemisphere

Americas first: A shift to hemispheric defense

February 10, 2026