Anthony Clark Arend (born October 24, 1958) is Professor of Government and Foreign Service at

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. On June 1, 2020, he became Chair of the Department of Government. From August 1, 2015 until July 15, 2018, he served as Senior Associate Dean (later Vice Dean) for Graduate and Faculty Affairs in the

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at Georgetown University. He served as Director of the

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Program at the Walsh School from 2008–2017. With Christopher C. Joyner, he founded the Institute for International Law and Politics (now called the Institute for Law, Science and Global Security) at

and served as co-director of the Institute from 2003–2008. He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at the

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. From 2005–2009, he edited the

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, Exploring International Law. His blog can now be found at the website AnthonyClarkArend.com He is a member of the

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and is Chair of the Faculty Editorial Board of

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. In April 2017, Arend received the John Carroll Award from the Georgetown University Alumni Association. This award "is conferred upon Georgetown alumni whose achievements and record of service exemplify the ideals and traditions of Georgetown and its founder" and is the highest honor given by the Alumni Association.

Education

Dr. Arend received a Ph.D. (1985) and an M.A. (1982) in Foreign Affairs from the Department of Government and Foreign Affairs of the

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. He received a B.S.F.S. (1980), magna cum laude, from the

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Academic Career and Scholarly Expertise

Dr. Arend has served virtually his entire professorial career at Georgetown University, his undergraduate alma mater. Prior to joining Georgetown's faculty, he was a Senior Fellow at the Center for National Security Law at the

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. Arend specializes in

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international organizations An international organization or international organisation (see spelling differences), also known as an intergovernmental organization or an international institution, is a stable set of norms and rules meant to govern the behavior of states an ...

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

, international legal philosophy, and

constitutional law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a State (polity), state, namely, the executive (government), executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as th ...

of United States foreign relations. In his theoretical work, he has applied constructivist international relation theory to international law. In 2014, Arend and Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, former director of the US

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, published "Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions". The book seeks to advance an international dialogue about the promotion of human dignity.

Bibliography

Arend is the author, co-author, or co-editor of several books, including: * ''Legal Rules and International Society'' * ''Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions'' (with Mark P. Lagon) * ''International Rules'' (with

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and Robert Vander Lugt) * ''International Law and the Use of Force: Beyond the United Nations Charter Paradigm'' (with

) * ''Pursuing a Just and Durable Peace: John Foster Dulles and International Organization'' * ''The Falklands War: Lessons for Strategy, Diplomacy, and International Law'' (with Alberto R. Coll)

References

External links

Arend Biography GeorgetownArticle in The ''Blue & Gray''Lauren Burgoon, "Arend Welcomes MSFS Grads to the 'World of Service'"Video: Arend Interviewed by School of Foreign Service Interim Dean Carol Lancaster about the Obama Administration and the UNVideo: Obama’s Diplomatic Initiatives January 1, 2010, C-SPAN Interview with Anthony Clark Arend on Washington Journal
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