Peter Roady, a PhD graduate from the department, has published his first book: The Contest over National Security: FDR, Conservatives, and the Struggle to Claim the Most Powerful Phrase in American Politics, which book explores how the meaning of national security in the United States changed over time, from Franklin Roosevelt’s broad concept that encompassed economic and physical security to the narrower, physical security-focused concept familiar to us today.

Peter Roady, a PhD graduate from the department, has published his first book: The Contest over National Security: FDR, Conservatives, and the Struggle to Claim the Most Powerful Phrase in American Politics, which book explores how the meaning of national security in the United States changed over time, from Franklin Roosevelt’s broad concept that encompassed economic and physical security to the narrower, physical security-focused concept familiar to us today. See more about the book here.

Professor Roady’s new book was also the subject of an interview with Peter Bergen, CNN’s chief national security analyst, on his show “In the Room with Peter Bergen.” Listen to the episode here.