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CSIS established the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy in 2003 to honor Dr. Brzezinski and to advance understanding in the fields of geostrategy, international security, and global politics. Brzezinski became the nation’s 11^th national security adviser in 1977, and after leaving that position he spent he spent 36 years in close association with CSIS. Reflecting Brzezinski’s personal achievements during a long career that included public service, teaching, and writing, CSIS awards the chair to a leading scholar-practitioner in global affairs and international strategy.

Dr. Jon B. Alterman was named to the chair in 2012. While much of Dr. Alterman’s scholarship is grounded in his decades of study of the Middle East, in recent years he has advanced cross-regional research linking his Middle East expertise to emerging global issues.