Wilson Center Experts
Robert Hathaway

Education
Ph.D., History with specialization in U.S. Diplomatic History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.A., American History, Wake Forest University; B.A., History, Wake Forest University
Subjects
Asia,China,India,International Security,Korea,North Korea,Pakistan,South Asia,South Korea,U.S. Congress,U.S. Diplomacy,U.S. Foreign Policy,U.S.-China Relations
Honors
Harry S. Truman Award for best book of preceding two years on Harry S. Truman; Sherman Kent Award for writing on the U.S. Intelligence Community; American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship 1985-86
Experience
Diplomatic historian; professor of U.S. history and foreign policy; author; served twelve years on staff for the Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
Expertise
U.S. Diplomacy, 1933-present; U.S. and Asia, 1945-present; U.S. Congress and foreign policy; U.S.-India-Pakistan relations; U.S.-North Korea relations; U.S.-China relations
Major Publications
- Empty Bellies, Broken Dreams: Food Insecurity and the Future of Pakistan,co-editor (Vanguard Books, 2011)
- “Planet Pakistan,” Wilson Quarterly 34:1 (Winter 2010): 21-27
- Powering Pakistan: Meeting Pakistan's Energy Needs in the 21st Century, co-editor (Oxford University Press, 2009)
- “U.S. Domestic Politics and the China Policy Rollercoaster,” in Suisheng Zhao, ed., China and the United States: Cooperation and Competition in Northeast Asia (Palgrave/ Macmillan, 2008)
- “Leverage and largesse: Pakistan’s post-9/11 partnership with America,” Contemporary South Asia 16:1 (March 2008): 11-24
