Daniel Bessner studies the cultural, political, and international history of twentieth-century America and Europe from a transnational perspective. At the broadest level, his research asks how transnational ideas about expertise, democracy, and national security have shaped the culture, institutions, and processes that have characterized American foreign policymaking since the early Cold War.
He may be reached at db63@duke.edu.
The image at the top of the webpage and the background image are pieces of Mark Rothko’s red and black series respectively.