Rachel Kleinfeld is an American

international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

scholar currently serving as a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) is a nonpartisan international affairs think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., with operations in Europe, South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East, as well as the United States. Foun ...

. She is a member of the

National Endowment for Democracy The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization in the United States founded in 1983 with the stated aim of advancing democracy worldwide and counter communism, communist influence abroad, by prom ...

's board of directors and a trustee of

Freedom House Freedom House is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. It is best known for political advocacy surrounding issues of democracy, Freedom (political), political freedom, and human rights. Freedom House was founded in October 1941, wi ...

. Her research centers around democratic governance and political violence.

Early life and education

Kleinfeld was born and raised in Alaska. She holds a BA in ethics, politics, and economics from

Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...

, as well as a MPhil and DPhil in International Relations from

Oxford University The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest continuously operating u ...

. She was a

Rhodes Scholar The Rhodes Scholarship is an international Postgraduate education, postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom. The scholarship is open to people from all backgrounds around the world. Esta ...

Career

Kleinfeld co-founded the

Truman National Security Project The Truman National Security Project is a United States national security and leadership development organization based in Washington, D.C. The Truman Project's stated mission is to develop smart national security solutions that reinforce strong, e ...

in 2005 along with Matthew Spence. She was named one of the 40 under 40 American political leaders by ''

Time Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...

'' magazine.

Publications

Books

* A Savage Order: How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security, '' Pantheon'', November 2018 * Advancing the Rule of Law Abroad: Next Generation Reform,

, April 13, 2012 * Let There Be Light: Electrifying the Developing World with Markets and Distributed Energy, ''Truman National Security Institute'', December 2011 (co-authored with Drew Sloan)

Articles

* The Rising Tide of Political Violence, ''

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...

'', July 19, 2024 * There won't be another Jan. 6 now, no matter what happens to Trump, '' The Hill'', February 9, 2024 (co-authored with Jared Holt) * Have pro-Trump extremists finally gotten the message about political violence? '' The Hill'', June 19, 2023 (co-authored with Joanna Lydgate) * How Political Violence Went Mainstream on the Right, ''

Politico ''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007. It covers politics and policy in the Unit ...

,'' November 7, 2022 * The Rise of Political Violence in the United States, ''

Journal of Democracy The ''Journal of Democracy'' is a quarterly academic journal established in 1990 and an official publication of the National Endowment for Democracy's International Forum for Democratic Studies. It covers the study of democracy, democratic regi ...

'', October 2021

References

External links

* Rachel Kleinfeld, A path to security for the world's deadliest countries, '' TED'', July 201

Living people American international relations scholars Yale College alumni Carnegie Endowment for International Peace American foreign policy writers Alumni of the University of Oxford Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-academic-bio-stub