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International Affairs Fellow
Contact Info:
Phone: +1-212-434-9618
E-mail: sborgerson@cfr.org
Location:
New York, NY
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Former director of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Institute for Leadership. Adjunct associate research scholar at Columbia University working on issues related to marine navigation in a melting Arctic, homeland security, and the future of shipping.
Expertise:The Arctic; homeland security; U.S. foreign policy; shipping.
Experience:Adjunct Associate Research Scholar, Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (2007- present); director, Institute for Leadership, U.S. Coast Guard Academy (2006-2007); Assistant Professor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy (2003-2007); Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Point Sal (1999-2001); Deck Watch Officer and Navigator, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas (1997-1999); former Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard.
Selected Publications:"No Time for Chest Thumping,” The International Herald Tribune (coauthor, op-ed, September 9, 2007); “An Ice-Cold War,” The New York Times, International Herald Tribune and The Houston Chronicle (op-ed, August 8, 2007); “The Deep Blue Highway,” The New York Times, (coauthor, op-ed, January 2, 2007); “Navigating the Swirling Currents of Change,” The Singapore Straits Times (coauthor, op-ed, July 10, 2006); “Breaking the Ice Up North,” The New York Times, International Herald Tribune and The Houston Chronicle (op-ed, October 19, 2005); “Pacific Patriot: Commodore Porter’s 1815 Vision of American Greatness in Asia,” Naval History (forthcoming); interviewed regularly on maritime matters by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and Harper’s, Forbes and Fortune magazines, among other publications.
April 8, 2008
| Authors: | Rockford Weitz Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow John Curtis Perry |
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Op-Ed
Baltimore Sun
Rockford Weitz, Scott G. Borgerson and John Curtis Perry argue that we can relieve our overused roadways by shifting to underused waterways.
See more in United States, Border and Ports
April 8, 2008
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Testimony
Scott G. Borgerson testifies before the U.S. Senate on a current and evolving policy framework for managing Canada's fisheries and oceans.
See more in Natural Resources Management, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 20, 2008
| Speakers: | John Norton Moore, Director, School Of Law, Center for National Security Law, University Of Virginia James Watkins, Co-Chair, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, Former Chief of Naval Operations, 1982-1986, Former U.S. Secretary Of Energy, 1989-1993 |
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| Presider: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
With the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea awaiting consideration by the full Senate, speakers address the issues surrounding the treaty and examine the coalitions that have moved it forward after more than 25 years.
See more in International Law, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 10, 2008
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Providence Journal
Over the coming months, Congress will continue to debate President Bush’s record $3.1 trillion budget request. Although the Democrats and Republicans do not see eye to eye on many issues, they are in total agreement that national security should receive the highest budgetary priority. Regardless of the rhetoric that this spending makes America safer, the proposed budget continues the trend of placing inordinate emphasis on offensive military strength at the expense of homeland security, argues Scott Borgerson.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, Defense Policy & Budget
March/April 2008
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Wake up, Henry Hudson: Thanks to global warming, the Northwest Passage will soon be open for business.
See more in Arctic, Climate Change
December 13, 2007
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Christian Science Monitor
Scott Borgerson writes that “coastal shipping has the potential to strengthen the resilience of America's transportation system – an important national security objective.”
See more in Border and Ports
September 9, 2007
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
See more in Canada, United States, Arctic, Climate Change, Natural Resources Management
August 8, 2007
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
New York Times
See more in Russian Fed., Arctic, Regions, Treaties
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
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The David Rockefeller Studies Program is the Council’s “think tank.” Its work is integral to achieving the Council’s goal of contributing to the foreign policy debate. Fellows in the Studies Program do this by researching, writing, and commenting on the most important challenges facing the United States and the world.
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