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Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield

1920 – 2013

American political scientist

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About Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield

Lived 1920 – 2013 (aged 93). Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield was an American political scientist and university teacher.

Biography Bloomfield served in the US Navy and Office of Strategic Services during World War II,

Bloomfield was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Bloomfield's work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology included designing and leading war games aimed at preventing escalation to nuclear war and the development of the CASCON conflict analysis system, featuring an interactive software and database.

Bloomfield is credited with coining the term coalition of the willing. He taught for four semesters at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

Works Books International Military Forces: The Question of Peacekeeping in an Armed and Disarming World. Boston: Little, Brown, 1964. Khrushchev and the Arms Race: Soviet Interests in Arms Control and Disarmament, 1954-1964. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1966. The United Nations and U.S. Foreign Policy: A New Look at the National Interest. Boston: Little, Brown, 1967. Controlling Small Wars: A Strategy for the 1970's. New York: Knopf, 1969. The Foreign Policy Process: A Modern Primer. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1982. Prospects for Peacemaking: A Citizen's Guide to Safer Nuclear Strategy. Edited with Harlan Cleveland. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1987.

Articles and essays "The U.N. and National Security." Foreign Affairs, Vol. 36, No. 4, July 1958, pp. 597-610. "Conflict Resolution: U.N. Nonfighting Forces." Naval War College Review, Vol. 20, No. 9, April 1968. "Nuclear Spread and World Order." Foreign Affairs, Vol. 53, No. 4, July 1975, pp. 743-755. "The Arctic: Last Unmanaged Frontier." Foreign Affairs, Vol. 60, No. 1, Fall 1981, pp. 87-105.

Reports A World Effectively Controlled by the United Nations: A Preliminary Survey of One Form of a Stable Military Environment. Alexandria, VA: Institute for Defense Analyses, 1962. The Foreign Policy Process: Making Theory Relevant (International Studies Series). Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE Publications, 1974.

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Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Lincoln P. Bloomfield

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Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield?

American political scientist

When was Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield born?

Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield was born on 7 July 1920 in Boston.

When did Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield die?

Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield died on 30 October 2013.

What was Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield's occupation?

Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield was a political scientist and university teacher.

What nationality was Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield?

Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield

· Wikidata: Q59628064

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