▁for ▁the ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁editor ▁to ▁National ▁Review . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Program ▁on ▁National ▁Security ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁Research ▁Institute , ▁and ▁has ▁edited ▁its ▁journal , ▁Or bis , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁O w ens ▁has ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁security ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Senator ▁Bob ▁K ast en ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁under ▁the ▁Re agan ▁administration . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁O w ens ▁was ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁defense ▁journal ▁Str ateg ic ▁Review ▁and ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁of ▁international ▁relations ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Par de e ▁School ▁of ▁Global ▁Studies ▁at ▁Boston ▁University . ▁ ▁O w ens ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁inf antry ▁pl ato on ▁commander ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁twice , ▁and ▁awarded ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Reserve ▁as ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁Ph . D ▁in ▁politics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dallas , ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma , ▁and ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara . ▁ ▁His ▁book , ▁US ▁Civil