Jon Western

Who is Jon Western?

Jon W. Western is Carol Hoffmann Collins '63 Professor of International Studies and Five College Professor of International Relations at Mount Holyoke College and the Five Colleges, Inc. He is Chair of the Five College International Relations Program.

He received his B.A. from Macalester College, his M.P.P. from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia University and George Washington University and worked at the United States Institute of Peace. Western is also a contributor to The Duck of Minerva, a group blog focused on International Relations, and a columnist for Current Intelligence.