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Dr Lisa Aronsson

Position: Head, Transatlantic programme

Dr Lisa Aronsson joined the Royal United Services Institute as Head of the Transatlantic Programme in October 2008. At RUSI, she is responsible for leading research projects, hosting seminars, arranging conferences and commenting on matters related to US foreign policy and transatlantic cooperation. She is also an Advisory Board Member of the Transatlantic Project at the IDEAS Centre for Strategy and Diplomacy at the London School of Economics and remains active in the academic community.

Prior to joining RUSI, Lisa completed her PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics, which was supervised by Professor Michael Cox. Her thesis explored International Relations theory and transatlantic cooperation and institution-building in the mid-1990s. She has written on transatlantic security relations, the transformation of NATO, the Kyoto Process and climate change negotiations, the International Criminal Court and systemic change since the end of the Cold War. She is especially interested in the overlap between International History and International Relations and the way in which the two disciplines can complement one another. Lisa taught courses in International Relations and received an LSE Teaching Award in 2007. She also worked for four years as a Programme Assistant and Web Editor at the LSE IDEAS and the Cold War Studies Centre.

Lisa has a PhD in International Relations (2009) and a Masters with Distinction in International History (2003) from the London School of Economics and a BA Magna Cum Laude from Wellesley College (1999).

RUSI articles and analysis by this author

2010 Quadrennial Defense Review: Slow and Incremental Change 17 Mar 2010
The latest QDR has been criticised for failing to match strategic vision with contemporary realities. But it still provides a useful template for long-term change

Kyoto’s Long Shadow: Transatlantic Climate Relations Twelve Years On 24 Nov 2009
The forthcoming Copenhagen conference seems destined to fail. Without US commitment, there will be little achieved

Closing Guantanamo: Managing Risk and Global Expectations 20 Jan 2009
Barack Obama will face complex legal and political challenges as he closes Guantanamo Bay. Though his efforts to win international co-operation have already begun to yield some success, the legal ramifications of the situation are likely to dog the administration for years to come.

The Obama Revolution: From Hustings to Reality 5 Nov 2008
The Obama campaign turned American politics upside down. His approach to campaign financing revolutionised the rules of the game, stirred unprecedented interest, and a larger, more informed electorate. Obama has transformed American politics, but will he revolutionise American foreign policy?

Speech summary - NATO’s Twenty-first Century Challenges: the Road Ahead 22 Oct 2008
Speaking at RUSI earlier this week, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General John Cradock outlined how NATO is managing its procedural and strategic challenges. He argued that success is within the alliance’s reach if it can develop a comprehensive, integrated and flexible approach and the necessary political will.

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