Ellen Laipson
Ellen Laipson directs the International Security Program at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. She led the Stimson Center from 2002 to 2015, and served in government for 25 years. Her last post was vice chair of the National Intelligence Council, from 1997 to 2002. She also served on the State Department’s policy planning staff, the National Security Council staff and the Congressional Research Service. She was a member of President Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board from 2009 to 2013, and on the Secretary of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board 2011 to 2014. Laipson has an M.A. from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and an B.A. from Cornell University.
Articles written by Ellen Laipson
The Case for Leaving the Iran Nuclear Deal on Life Support
Ellen Laipson
Monday, July 27, 2020
How COVID-19 Is Impairing U.S. Security Cooperation Overseas
Ellen Laipson
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Trump and Congress Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Turkey. That’s Nothing New
Ellen Laipson
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019
As the Migration Crisis Evolves, the Wealthiest Countries Still Aren’t Doing Enough
Ellen Laipson
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019
From Iran to Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Trump’s Economic Focus Misses the Point
Ellen Laipson
Friday, June 28, 2019
The Army’s Iraq War Study Shows Truth-Telling Is Still Possible in Washington
Ellen Laipson
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019
A Glimmer of Hope for Science Over Denialism on Climate Change
Ellen Laipson
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018
What Does Disarray in the Gulf Mean for the GCC?
Ellen Laipson
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018
Foreign Aid Is the Latest Casualty of American Retrenchment Under Trump
Ellen Laipson
Friday, Oct. 5, 2018
Column
How South Koreans Are Coping With the Chaos of Trump’s High-Risk Diplomacy
Ellen Laipson
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
How COVID-19 Is Impairing U.S. Security Cooperation Overseas
Ellen Laipson
Thursday, April 9, 2020
As the Migration Crisis Evolves, the Wealthiest Countries Still Aren’t Doing Enough
Ellen Laipson
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019
The Army’s Iraq War Study Shows Truth-Telling Is Still Possible in Washington
Ellen Laipson
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019
What Does Disarray in the Gulf Mean for the GCC?
Ellen Laipson
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018
The Case for Leaving the Iran Nuclear Deal on Life Support
Ellen Laipson
Monday, July 27, 2020
Trump and Congress Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Turkey. That’s Nothing New
Ellen Laipson
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019
From Iran to Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Trump’s Economic Focus Misses the Point
Ellen Laipson
Friday, June 28, 2019
A Glimmer of Hope for Science Over Denialism on Climate Change
Ellen Laipson
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018
Foreign Aid Is the Latest Casualty of American Retrenchment Under Trump
Ellen Laipson
Friday, Oct. 5, 2018
Column
How South Koreans Are Coping With the Chaos of Trump’s High-Risk Diplomacy
Ellen Laipson
Tuesday, June 5, 2018