Jay M ParkerJay M. Parker is Distinguished Professor and Major General Fox Conner Chair of International Security Studies at the College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University in Washington, D.C. His previous academic experience includes ervice as Professor and Director of International Relations and National Security Studies at the United States Military Academy (West Point). Dr. Parker also taught at Georgetown University, George Washington University, and Columbia University, and he was a visiting research fellow at Princeton University and at Japan's National Institute for Defense Studies. He has published and presented on East Asian security, U.S. foreign policy, presidential decision making, and mass media. A graduate of the University of Arizona, he earned master's degrees from Arizona State University, University of Southern California, and U.S. Naval War College, and a PhD in political science from Columbia University. Read More Read Less