<< Back to Faculty Philip Potter Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Director of the National Security Policy Center Education & Training Ph.D. Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles M.A., Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles .A., Honors, Political Science and Economics, McGill University pbp2s@virginia.edu S183 Gibson Hall, Garrett Hall L056 Curriculum Vitae Research Website UVA partners National Security Policy Center Department of Politics Philip Potter is an Associate Professor specializing in foreign policy and international relations. He also conducts research in the area of international terrorism and is a principal investigator for a Department of Defense Minerva Initiative project to map and analyze collaborative relationships between terrorist organizations. Professor Potter has recently published articles in International Organization, Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the Annual Review of Political Science. His book, War and Democratic Constraint (with Matthew Baum), is now available from Princeton University Press. He has been a fellow at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania and holds degrees from UCLA and McGill University. Related Content The High Costs of a Precipitous US Withdrawal from Afghanistan News Batten’s Phil Potter and co-authors discuss how America’s war in Afghanistan — the longest conflict in U.S. history — has morphed from a counterterrorism mission into something more ambitious but less well defined and, ultimately, less successful. The WTO might return to diplomatic settlements for trade disputes. Here’s why. News The global trade appeals system has stalled. Batten's Philip Potter and the University of Pennsylvania's Julia Gray examine if it ever really worked. Forum on Defense and Diplomacy in Afghanistan Event You are invited to join government policy makers, academic experts, diplomats, and thought leaders at the forum on the Defense and Diplomacy in Afghanistan. Q&A: How Philip Potter Navigates 21st-Century National Security Policy News Since its inception in 2018, the National Security Policy Center at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy has made something of a name for itself. Batten's National Security Policy Center Partners Across Grounds on Graduate Course to Advance Public Interest Technology News A multidisciplinary team of public policy, computer science, and law faculty earned a national grant to establish a course aimed at teaching graduate students to examine the complex ethical, legal, and policy implications of new technologies. Global Impact: Batten Students Bring Leadership and Policy Skills to Life in the Field News No matter the policy field or employment sector, field-based internships challenge students to put what they’ve learned in the classroom into action. This past summer, Batten undergraduate and graduate students had opportunities to put their leadership and policy knowledge to work through hands-on internships in almost every corner of the globe. Hacking for Defense at the Batten School News On the last day of fall classes, while other students prepared for the onslaught of exams, seven student teams from the Batten School traveled to the Pentagon to present their semester-long projects to officials from the Department of Defense (DoD). Batten Professors Selected by President Ryan as UVA’s Nominees for Prestigious Carnegie Fellows Program News Professors Christine Mahoney and Philip Potter were selected as UVA’s only nominees from a University-wide applicant pool. Former Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Joins the Batten School’s National Security Policy Center News The Batten School and UVA’s Applied Research Institute announced that the Honorable George W. Foresman will join the Batten School’s National Security Policy Center (NSPC) as a senior advisor. In this new role, Foresman will support U.S. national security leadership and engagement activities. Foresman’s hiring is part of larger partnership between the Batten School and ARI to elevate UVA as a leader in national security education, research, and outreach. View All
The High Costs of a Precipitous US Withdrawal from Afghanistan News Batten’s Phil Potter and co-authors discuss how America’s war in Afghanistan — the longest conflict in U.S. history — has morphed from a counterterrorism mission into something more ambitious but less well defined and, ultimately, less successful.
The WTO might return to diplomatic settlements for trade disputes. Here’s why. News The global trade appeals system has stalled. Batten's Philip Potter and the University of Pennsylvania's Julia Gray examine if it ever really worked.
Forum on Defense and Diplomacy in Afghanistan Event You are invited to join government policy makers, academic experts, diplomats, and thought leaders at the forum on the Defense and Diplomacy in Afghanistan.
Q&A: How Philip Potter Navigates 21st-Century National Security Policy News Since its inception in 2018, the National Security Policy Center at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy has made something of a name for itself.
Batten's National Security Policy Center Partners Across Grounds on Graduate Course to Advance Public Interest Technology News A multidisciplinary team of public policy, computer science, and law faculty earned a national grant to establish a course aimed at teaching graduate students to examine the complex ethical, legal, and policy implications of new technologies.
Global Impact: Batten Students Bring Leadership and Policy Skills to Life in the Field News No matter the policy field or employment sector, field-based internships challenge students to put what they’ve learned in the classroom into action. This past summer, Batten undergraduate and graduate students had opportunities to put their leadership and policy knowledge to work through hands-on internships in almost every corner of the globe.
Hacking for Defense at the Batten School News On the last day of fall classes, while other students prepared for the onslaught of exams, seven student teams from the Batten School traveled to the Pentagon to present their semester-long projects to officials from the Department of Defense (DoD).
Batten Professors Selected by President Ryan as UVA’s Nominees for Prestigious Carnegie Fellows Program News Professors Christine Mahoney and Philip Potter were selected as UVA’s only nominees from a University-wide applicant pool.
Former Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Joins the Batten School’s National Security Policy Center News The Batten School and UVA’s Applied Research Institute announced that the Honorable George W. Foresman will join the Batten School’s National Security Policy Center (NSPC) as a senior advisor. In this new role, Foresman will support U.S. national security leadership and engagement activities. Foresman’s hiring is part of larger partnership between the Batten School and ARI to elevate UVA as a leader in national security education, research, and outreach.
