Alastair Smith is professor of politics at New York University. The recipient of three grants from the National Science Foundation and author of three books, he was chosen as the 2005 Karl Deutsch Award winner, given biennially to the best international relations scholar under the age of 40.
He is also the author of The Spoils of War: Greed, Power, and the Conflicts That Made Our Greatest Presidents.
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