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During the Second World War, Barnett served as a Russian interpreter in the 69th Infantry Division, which met the Soviet Army on the Elbe in April 1945. After the German surrender, he was attached to the staff of the [[OMGUS|United States Military Government]] in Berlin.<ref name="NYTObit">Wolfgang Saxon, [http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/18/obituaries/frank-r-barnett-72-an-expert-on-military-strategy-and-security.html Frank R. Barnett, 72, an Expert On Military Strategy and Security], ''New York Times'', 18 August 1963.</ref> | During the Second World War, Barnett served as a Russian interpreter in the 69th Infantry Division, which met the Soviet Army on the Elbe in April 1945. After the German surrender, he was attached to the staff of the [[OMGUS|United States Military Government]] in Berlin.<ref name="NYTObit">Wolfgang Saxon, [http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/18/obituaries/frank-r-barnett-72-an-expert-on-military-strategy-and-security.html Frank R. Barnett, 72, an Expert On Military Strategy and Security], ''New York Times'', 18 August 1963.</ref> | ||
| − | From 1955 to 1962 he was a vice president and director of research of the [[Smith Richardson Foundation]]. He founded the [[National Strategy Information Center]] in 1962.<ref name="NYTObit">Wolfgang Saxon, [http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/18/obituaries/frank-r-barnett-72-an-expert-on-military-strategy-and-security.html Frank R. Barnett, 72, an Expert On Military Strategy and Security], ''New York Times'', 18 August 1963.</ref> | + | From 1955 to 1962 he was a vice president and director of research of the [[Smith Richardson Foundation]].<ref name="NYTObit">Wolfgang Saxon, [http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/18/obituaries/frank-r-barnett-72-an-expert-on-military-strategy-and-security.html Frank R. Barnett, 72, an Expert On Military Strategy and Security], ''New York Times'', 18 August 1963.</ref> |
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| + | In 1958, Barnett was one of the founders of the [[Institute for American Strategy]], launched by the [[American Security Council]], at the 1958 National Military-Industrial Conference.<ref>Sara Diamond, ''Roads To Dominion: Right-wing Movements and Political Power in the United States'', Guildford Press, 1995, p.47.</ref> | ||
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| + | In a contribution to the 1960 volume, ''American Strategy for the Nuclear Age'', Barnett advocated the creation of a 'West Point of political warfare' to train Eastern Bloc defectors.<ref>Sara Diamond, Roads To Dominion: Right-wing Movements and Political Power in the United States, Guildford Press, 1995, p.50.</ref> | ||
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| + | He founded the [[National Strategy Information Center]] in 1962.<ref name="NYTObit">Wolfgang Saxon, [http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/18/obituaries/frank-r-barnett-72-an-expert-on-military-strategy-and-security.html Frank R. Barnett, 72, an Expert On Military Strategy and Security], ''New York Times'', 18 August 1963.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:41, 16 February 2014
Frank Rockwell Barnett (died 1993) was the founder and President of the National Strategy Information Center.[1]
Barnett was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. He attended Wabash College, Bradley University, Syracuse University, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Zurich and Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.[1]
During the Second World War, Barnett served as a Russian interpreter in the 69th Infantry Division, which met the Soviet Army on the Elbe in April 1945. After the German surrender, he was attached to the staff of the United States Military Government in Berlin.[1]
From 1955 to 1962 he was a vice president and director of research of the Smith Richardson Foundation.[1]
In 1958, Barnett was one of the founders of the Institute for American Strategy, launched by the American Security Council, at the 1958 National Military-Industrial Conference.[2]
In a contribution to the 1960 volume, American Strategy for the Nuclear Age, Barnett advocated the creation of a 'West Point of political warfare' to train Eastern Bloc defectors.[3]
He founded the National Strategy Information Center in 1962.[1]
Affiliations
- National Strategy Information Center
- Committee on the Present Danger (1976 version)
- Council on Foreign Relations - Member
- International Institute of Strategic Studies - Member
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wolfgang Saxon, Frank R. Barnett, 72, an Expert On Military Strategy and Security, New York Times, 18 August 1963.
- ↑ Sara Diamond, Roads To Dominion: Right-wing Movements and Political Power in the United States, Guildford Press, 1995, p.47.
- ↑ Sara Diamond, Roads To Dominion: Right-wing Movements and Political Power in the United States, Guildford Press, 1995, p.50.
