Seth G. Jones

Dr. Seth G. Jones is an American security scholar, author, and senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Holding a Ph.D., he specializes in international security and counterterrorism.

He is best known as the author of acclaimed books including In the Graveyard of Empires: America’s War in Afghanistan and Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran, and the Rise of Irregular Warfare.

Jones’s rigorous geopolitical analyses and field-based research have informed national security policymaking and public understanding of global conflicts. He is a leading defense expert.