Gary Schmitt

Gary James Schmitt (born 1952) is an American political scientist who is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Early life and education Schmitt graduated from the University of Dallas in 1974 with a B.A. in Politics and the University of Chicago in 1980 with a Ph.D. in political science. The organization supported NATO expansion, democracy promotion, and the decision to go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, while at the same time criticizing how those wars were waged. PNAC also advocated for enhanced support for Taiwan by the US and its allies, while also being critical of successive administrations' policies towards the People's Republic of China.

At AEI since 2005, he has been director of the Program on Advanced Strategic Studies, director of the American Citizenship Program and co-director of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies. He is currently a fellow in AEI's Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies Program.

Books McCulloch v. Maryland at 200: Debating John Marshall’s Jurisprudence (AEI Press: 2020) A Hard Look at Hard Power: Assessing the Defense Capabilities of Key US Allies and Security Partners, (US Army War College Press: 2020) Rise of the Revisionists: Russia, China, and Iran (AEI Press: 2018) The Imperial Presidency and the Constitution (Rowman & Littlefield: 2017) Is Congress Broken? The Virtues and Defects of Partisanship and Gridlock (Brookings Institution Press: 2017) "The Professions and Civic Life” (Lexington Books: 2016) Trendsetting Charter Schools: Raising the Bar for Civic Education (Rowman & Littlefield: 2015) Safety, Liberty and Islamist Terrorism: American and European Approaches to Domestic Counterterrorism (AEI Press: 2010) The Rise of China: Essays on the Future Competition (Encounter Books: May 2009) Of Men and Materiel: The Crisis in Military Resources (AEI Press: 2007) Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence (Brassey's: 2002), coauthored with Abram N. Shulsky U.S. Intelligence at the Crossroads: Agendas for Reform (Brassey's: 1995)