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'''Earl Cedric Ravenal''' (March 29, 1931 - August 31, 2019) was an [[United States|American]] foreign policy analyst, academic, and writer. He served as a distinguished senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the [[Cato Institute]] and professor emeritus of the [[Georgetown University School of Foreign Service]].


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Ravenal was raised in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. He graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from [[Harvard University]], and received a Henry Fellowship to [[Cambridge University]] in England. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration Middle Management Program. Ravenal earned his MA and PhD from The [[Johns Hopkins University]] School of Advanced International Studies, where he taught prior to his appointment to Georgetown University.<ref name="obit"/>
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'''Earl Cedric Ravenal''' (March 29, 1931 – August 31, 2019) was an American foreign policy analyst, academic, and writer. He served as a distinguished senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the [[Cato Institute]] and professor emeritus of the [[Georgetown University School of Foreign Service]].


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Ravenal was raised in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. He graduated summa cum laude and [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from [[Harvard University]], and received a Henry Fellowship to [[Cambridge University]] in England. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration Middle Management Program. Ravenal earned his MA and PhD from The [[Johns Hopkins University]] School of Advanced International Studies, where he taught prior to his appointment to Georgetown University.<ref name="obit"/>
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Ravenal served as a division director in the Office of [[United States Secretary of Defense]] from 1967 to 1969, under Secretaries of Defense [[Robert McNamara]] and [[Clark Clifford]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uOYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&dq=earl+ravenal+mother+jones&hl=en&ei=jzW_TIqSIIvSsAO2m7TfDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=earl%20ravenal%20mother%20jones&f=false "So Mr. Carter, Want To Change America? Here's How?: (The Military)"], ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]''. April 1977, p. 32 Retrieved 2010-11-23.</ref><ref>Ravenal, Earl C. (1983-04)[https://books.google.com/books?id=3QUAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=earl+ravenal&hl=en&ei=cTe_TOSEGInmsQOFkq3qDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=earl%20ravenal&f=false "No first use: a view from the United States"] ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists''.April 1983, p. 12. Retrieved 2010-11-23.</ref>


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Ravenal served as a division director in the Office of [[United States Secretary of Defense]] from 1967 to 1969, under Secretaries of Defense [[Robert McNamara]] and [[Clark Clifford]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uOYDAAAAMBAJ&dq=earl+ravenal+mother+jones&pg=PA32 "So Mr. Carter, Want To Change America? Here's How?: (The Military)"], ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]''. April 1977, p. 32 Retrieved 2010-11-23.</ref><ref>Ravenal, Earl C. (1983) [https://books.google.com/books?id=3QUAAAAAMBAJ&dq=earl+ravenal&pg=PA12 "No first use: a view from the United States"] ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists''. April 1983, p. 12. Retrieved 2010-11-23.</ref>
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He wrote several books on the topic of [[Foreign policy of the United States|U.S. foreign policy]], as well as over 200 articles and papers for various publications including ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', and ''[[Foreign Affairs]]''.<ref name="obit"/>


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In addition to writing several books on the topic of [[Foreign policy of the United States|U.S. foreign policy]], Ravenal wrote over 200 articles and papers for various publications including ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', and ''[[Foreign Affairs]]''.<ref name="obit"/>
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He was a candidate for the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]]'s [[1983 Libertarian National Convention|presidential nomination]] in the [[1984 United States presidential election|1984 election]].<ref>[[Brian Doherty (journalist)|Doherty, Brian]] {{cite book |title= [[Radicals for Capitalism|Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement]] |date=2007|publisher= PublicAffairs|isbn=978-1-58648-572-6 |pages= 420–421|chapter= Libertarian Zionism, The Koch Bubble, And America's Third Largest Political Party}}<!--|accessdate=2010-08-03 --></ref> He finished second to the party's eventual nominee, [[David Bergland]].<ref>(1983-09-05) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wh8rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2222,2325929&dq=earl-ravenal+libertarian+1984+president&hl=en "Libertarians select presidential ticket"], ''[[Anchorage Daily News]]'', Retrieved 2010-11-23.</ref><ref>[[Justin Raimondo|Raimondo, Justin]] {{cite book |title= Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement (2nd Edition) |publisher= PublicAffairs|isbn=978-1-933859-60-6 |page= 258}}<!--|accessdate=2010-11-23 --></ref>


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He was a candidate for the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]]'s [[1983 Libertarian National Convention|presidential nomination]] in the [[1984 United States presidential election|1984 election]],<ref>[[Brian Doherty (journalist)|Doherty, Brian]] {{cite book |title= [[Radicals for Capitalism|Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement]] |date=2007|publisher= PublicAffairs|isbn=978-1-58648-572-6 |pages= 420–421|chapter= Libertarian Zionism, The Koch Bubble, And America's Third Largest Political Party}}<!--|accessdate=2010-08-03 --></ref> finishing second to the party's eventual nominee, [[David Bergland]].<ref>(1983-09-05) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wh8rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2222,2325929&dq=earl-ravenal+libertarian+1984+president&hl=en "Libertarians select presidential ticket"]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[Anchorage Daily News]]'', Retrieved 2010-11-23.</ref><ref>[[Justin Raimondo|Raimondo, Justin]] {{cite book |title= Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement |year= 2008|publisher= PublicAffairs|isbn=978-1-933859-60-6 |page= 258|edition= 2nd}}<!--|accessdate=2010-11-23 --></ref>
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Ravenal died on August 31, 2019 at his secondary residence in [[Trappe, Maryland]].<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.stardem.com/obituaries/earl-c-ravenal/article_3a38d86b-22db-57f7-9a79-7c9485335978.html |title=Obituaries: Earl C. Ravenal |date=September 13, 2019 |work=[[The Star Democrat]] |access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>

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Ravenal died on August 31, 2019, at his secondary residence in [[Trappe, Maryland]].<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.stardem.com/obituaries/earl-c-ravenal/article_3a38d86b-22db-57f7-9a79-7c9485335978.html |title=Obituaries: Earl C. Ravenal |date=September 13, 2019 |work=[[The Star Democrat]] |access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>


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==External links==
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* [http://www.cato.org/people/earl-ravenal Earl C. Ravenal, Distinguished Senior Fellow], Cato Institute
* [http://www.cato.org/people/earl-ravenal Earl C. Ravenal, Distinguished Senior Fellow], Cato Institute
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Earl Cedric Ravenal
Born(1931-03-29)March 29, 1931
DiedAugust 31, 2019(2019-08-31) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
Academic work
InstitutionsWalsh School of Foreign Service
Johns Hopkins University

Earl Cedric Ravenal (March 29, 1931 – August 31, 2019) was an American foreign policy analyst, academic, and writer. He served as a distinguished senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute and professor emeritus of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

Ravenal was raised in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University, and received a Henry Fellowship to Cambridge University in England. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration Middle Management Program. Ravenal earned his MA and PhD from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, where he taught prior to his appointment to Georgetown University.[1]

Ravenal served as a division director in the Office of United States Secretary of Defense from 1967 to 1969, under Secretaries of Defense Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford.[2][3]

In addition to writing several books on the topic of U.S. foreign policy, Ravenal wrote over 200 articles and papers for various publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Foreign Affairs.[1]

He was a candidate for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in the 1984 election,[4] finishing second to the party's eventual nominee, David Bergland.[5][6]

Ravenal died on August 31, 2019, at his secondary residence in Trappe, Maryland.[1]

Published works

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  • Never again: Learning from America's foreign policy failures. Temple University Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-87722-187-6.
  • NATO: The Tides of Discontent. University of California. 1985. ISBN 978-0-87725-523-9.
  • Designing Defense for a New World Order: The Military Budget in 1992 and Beyond. Cato Institute. 1991. ISBN 978-0-932790-86-6.
  • Foreign Policy in Uncontrollable World. Cato Institute. 1992. ISBN 978-0-932790-41-5.
  • Peace with China?: U. S. Decisions for Asia. Liveright Publishing Corporation. 1996. ISBN 978-0-87140-257-8.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Obituaries: Earl C. Ravenal". The Star Democrat. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "So Mr. Carter, Want To Change America? Here's How?: (The Military)", Mother Jones. April 1977, p. 32 Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  3. ^ Ravenal, Earl C. (1983) "No first use: a view from the United States" Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. April 1983, p. 12. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  4. ^ Doherty, Brian "Libertarian Zionism, The Koch Bubble, And America's Third Largest Political Party". Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement. PublicAffairs. 2007. pp. 420–421. ISBN 978-1-58648-572-6.
  5. ^ (1983-09-05) "Libertarians select presidential ticket"[permanent dead link‍], Anchorage Daily News, Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  6. ^ Raimondo, Justin Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement (2nd ed.). PublicAffairs. 2008. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-933859-60-6.
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