Michael C. Horowitz (born 1978) is an American international relations scholar who formerly served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the

Biden administration Joe Biden's tenure as the List of presidents of the United States, 46th president of the United States began with Inauguration of Joe Biden, his inauguration on January 20, 2021, and ended on January 20, 2025. Biden, a member of the Democr ...

. Prior to joining the Defense Department in April 2022, he was a professor of political science at the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...

Early life and education

Horowitz grew up in

Lexington, MA Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was ...

. He attended

Emory University Emory University is a private university, private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Its main campu ...

, where he was a member of a team that won the 2000 National Debate Tournament. He graduated from Emory in 2000 with a BA in political science, then earned a PhD in Government from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

Career

In addition to having a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania, Horowitz is an investigator for the

Good Judgment Project The Good Judgment Project (GJP) is an organization dedicated to "harnessing the wisdom of the crowd to forecast world events". It was co-created by Philip E. Tetlock (author of ''Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction'' and '' Expert ...

. In 2013 he served as an International Affairs Fellow, funded by the

Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American think tank focused on Foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy and international relations. Founded in 1921, it is an independent and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organi ...

, in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. He is author of the book ''The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics'', which "examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power." The book won the 2010 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award given by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, as well as the 2011 Best Book Award from the International Security Studies section of the International Studies Association and the 2011 Harold D. Lasswell Prize, Society of Policy Scientists. In 2017, Horowitz received the

Karl Deutsch Award The Karl Deutsch Award is awarded by the International Political Science Association (IPSA) each year an IPSA World Congress of Political Science is held. The recipient of the award presents the Karl Deutsch Lecture or leads a special session at t ...

from the

International Studies Association The International Studies Association (ISA) is a US-based professional association for scholars and practitioners in the field of International relations, international studies. Founded in 1959, ISA has been headquartered at the University of Con ...

. This award is given annually to an individual under the age of 40 who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the study of international relations and peace research. On February 25, 2020, Horowitz was appointed director of Perry World House, the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tank for Global Affairs. He previously served as the think tank's Associate Director from 2015 to 2019. Horowitz is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Publications

Articles

* Battles of Precise Mass, ''

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'', October 22, 2024 * A Force for the Future, ''

'', April 19, 2022 (co-authored with Lauren Kahn and Laura Resnick Samotin) * War by Timeframe: Responding to China's Pacing Challenge, ''War On the Rocks'', November 19, 2021 * The Perils of Overhyping Artificial Intelligence, ''

'', April 6, 2021 (co-authored with Julia Ciocca and Lauren Kahn) * China Has Made Drone Warfare Global, ''

'', November 20, 2020 (co-authored with Joshua A. Schwartz and Matthew Fuhrmann) * The Death and Life of Terrorist Networks, ''

'', October 5, 2020 (co-authored with Christopher Blair,

Erica Chenoweth Erica Chenoweth (born April 22, 1980) is an American political scientist, professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. They are known for their research work on nonviolent civil resistan ...

, Evan Perkoski, and Philip B. K. Potter)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horowitz, Michael C. Living people 1978 births Writers from Lexington, Massachusetts Emory University alumni Harvard University alumni American political scientists Biden administration personnel American international relations scholars University of Pennsylvania faculty