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Samuel Helfont

@HelfontSamuel

Mideast & Int’l Historian @NavalWarCollege in residence @NPS_Monterey | Visiting Fellow @HooverInst | Books: Oxford and Stanford Univ Presses | Views my own
Monterey Calif. samuelhelfont.com Joined September 2022
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Samuel Helfont @HelfontSamuel
Now available! The conflict between Saddam's Iraq, the USA, and the World; rooted in Iraqi sources; details Iraqi operations from the streets of New York and Stockholm, to the mosques of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, to the halls of power in Paris and Moscow. global.oup.com/academic/produ…
Samuel Helfont @HelfontSamuel Jan 11, 2023
It's official! The new book now has a cover! Check it out (along with the description, endorsements, etc) at the link. Forthcoming in April but it is already available for pre-order. global.oup.com/academic/produ…
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Samuel Helfont @HelfontSamuel
I co-authored an article with @domtierney in the journal Security Studies that is out this week. It's an applied history that uses Iraqi archives to understand why America's enemies underestimate our commitment, then draws out lessons for today. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
www.tandfonline.com Saddam Hussein and the Paper Tiger Image of America Why do U.S. adversaries repeatedly view the United States as a “paper tiger,” which is materially powerful but vulnerable because of casualty aversion and weak resolve? This article evaluates four ...
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Samuel Helfont @HelfontSamuel
I was on TNSR’s podcast talking about my recent article. You can listen here:
Texas National Security Review @TXNatSecReview Oct 13
Was George H. W. Bush a hard-nosed realist or a prudent liberal internationalist? Dr. Samuel Helfont (@HelfontSamuel) challenges conventional wisdom and unpacks the myth vs. memory of Bush 41’s foreign policy.

tnsr.org/2026/10/was-ge…

#Podcast #InternationalRelations
Samuel Helfont | "Was George H. W. Bush Truly a Realist? A Closer Look at His Foreign Policy Legacy"
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