Karl D. Jackson Director, Asian Studies Director, Southeast Asia Studies C.V. Starr Distinguished Professor of Southeast Asia Studies
Contact Details: kdjackson@jhu.edu Courses Taught: Advanced Seminar on AsiaInternational Relations of Asia: The Policy Process International Relations of Southeast AsiaPolitical Cultures of Southeast AsiaPolitical Leadership in Southeast Asia Education: Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.A., Princeton University Expertise: East Asia; Southeast Asia; Cambodia; Indonesia; Thailand; Vietnam; ASEAN; U.S.-Japanese economic relations Selected Publications: Asian Contagion: The Causes and Consequences of a Financial Crisis, editor (1999) Cambodia 1975–1978: Rendezvous With Death (1989) ASEAN in Regional and International Context (1986) United States-Thailand Relations (1986) ASEAN Security and Economic Development, editor (1984) Traditional Authority, Islam and Rebellion: A Study of Indonesian Political Behavior (1980) Political Power and Communications in Indonesia, co-editor (1978) Various journals and articles Current Projects: Cultures of Democracy in Asia Background: Taught 19 years at University of California, Berkeley. Served as the National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States from 1991-1993, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia at the National Security Council, 1989-91, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia 1986-1989. In the business world, Dr. Jackson has held positions as Managing Director, International Foreign Exchange Concepts, New York, N.Y., 1993-96, Senior Advisor at Cerberus Capital Partners, New York, N.Y., 2000-2004, and President of the U.S.-Thailand Business Council, 1994-2005. Currently he is Advisor to the President of the World Bank and the Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation. He joined the SAIS faculty in 1996.
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