Rebecca Moore joined Concordia’s political science department in 1994 after completing her Ph.D. in Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. At Concordia, she teaches primarily international relations courses, including International Politics, International Security, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ethics and International Relations, and U.S.-China Relations. She also teaches the Political Science department’s introductory course: Thinking about Politics.
As an alumnus of a Lutheran liberal arts college, Dr. Moore is a strong advocate for liberal arts education and enjoys the opportunities for close interaction between faculty and students offered by small, private institutions like Concordia. She particularly appreciates being at an institution where faculty and students are not only free but encouraged to wrestle with ambiguity and complex moral problems, which are commonplace in international relations.
Dr. Moore’s principal research interest is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). She has published numerous articles and book chapters on the evolution of the Alliance since the late 1980s, with a particular focus on NATO enlargement and partnerships. Additionally, she has published three books: NATO’s New Mission: Projecting Stability in a Post-Cold War World (Praeger Security International, 2007) and two co-edited volumes, NATO in Search of a Vision (Georgetown University Press, 2010) and NATO’s Return to Europe: Engaging Ukraine, Russia, and Beyond (Georgetown University Press, 2017) with Damon Coletta. Dr. Moore’s current research is focused primarily on NATO partnerships, especially NATO’s relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
2017: NATO’s Return to Europe: Engaging Ukraine, Russia, and Beyond (co-edited with Damon Coletta), Georgetown University Press, 2017.
2010: NATO in Search of a Vision (co-edited with Gulnur Aybet), Georgetown University Press, 2010.
2007: NATO’s New Mission: Projecting Stability in a Post-Cold War World, Praeger Security International, 2007.