Seth Weinberger
Professor of Politics and Government
University of Puget Sound
Seth Weinberger is professor of politics and government at the University of Puget Sound and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics.
His research focuses on international relations, U.S. foreign policy, international security, constitutional war powers, terrorism, and political philosophy. His recent work examines congressional-executive war-powers conflicts in the ongoing armed conflict against al Qaeda. He teaches courses on international relations, international security, terrorism, constitutional law, and political theory.
Before joining the University of Puget Sound, Weinberger taught political science at Duke University as an instructor and teaching assistant.
Earlier in his career, he worked as a defense analyst at the Strategic Assessment Center of Science Applications International Corporation, where he researched future warfare, nuclear weapons policy, and military strategy.
Weinberger is the author of “Restoring the Balance: War Powers in an Age of Terror.”
His distinctions include the Thomas A. Davis Teaching Excellence Award and selection as an academic fellow of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
He earned a Ph.D. in political science from Duke University, a master’s in security studies from Georgetown University, a master’s in political science from Duke University, and a bachelor’s from the University of Chicago.
