About Me
Hello! Thank you for visiting my personal website. I am currently an Associate Professor at the United States Military Academy, where I teach courses on international relations and strategic studies and research at the Modern War Institute. My academic interests encompass both international relations and comparative politics, but the underlying theme of my research agenda is the question “how do different military policies affect states and the people who live in them?”
Previously, I was a faculty member in West Point's Department of Social Sciences, where I served as the Executive Director of the Rupert H. Johnson Grand Strategy Program. I am also a 2021 Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project and a 2023 Non-resident Fellow with the Institute for Global Affairs.
Previously, I was a faculty member in West Point's Department of Social Sciences, where I served as the Executive Director of the Rupert H. Johnson Grand Strategy Program. I am also a 2021 Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project and a 2023 Non-resident Fellow with the Institute for Global Affairs.
Originally from Connecticut, I went to McGill University in Montréal to receive my BA (in Political Science), earned an MA in Political Science at Columbia University, and completed my PhD in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. I now live in Cornwall, NY. When not doing research or teaching, I enjoy playing tennis, reading, and spending time with my family, friends, and pets. You can reach me:
by email, at [email protected]
on Bluesky, @mzmargulies.