Dr. Jordan Tama

Dr. Jordan Tama specializes in the politics, institutions, and tools of U.S. foreign and national security policy making. His research has investigated polarization and bipartisanship, presidential-congressional relations, the use of economic sanctions, public and elite attitudes on foreign policy, national security strategic planning, independent commissions, and efforts to connect research and policy making on international issues.

Dr. Tama's publications include five books, numerous articles, and policy reports; delivered talks in a dozen countries; and conducted many media interviews.

Dr. Tama is a leader in efforts to connect scholars to policy makers and convey policy-relevant research to public audiences. He is a Senior Director of Bridging the Gap and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. His work has been supported by the American Political Science Association, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, IBM Center for the Business of Government, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, National Science Foundation, Raymond Frankel Foundation, Social Science Research Center, and Woodrow Wilson Center.

Dr. Tama has served as a fellow on the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. House of Representatives, a foreign policy speechwriter to former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton, and a national security advisor to Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Explore the contours of the U.S. foreign policy debate as it plays out in a world of multiple and escalating crises and domestic polarization.