Rachel Kleinfeld

Rachel Kleinfeld is an American international relations scholar currently serving as a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is a member of the National Endowment for Democracy's board of directors and a trustee of Freedom House. Her research centers around democratic governance and political violence.

Early life and education
Kleinfeld was born and raised in Alaska. She holds a BA in ethics, politics, and economics from Yale College, as well as a MPhil and DPhil in International Relations from Oxford University. She was a Rhodes Scholar.

Career
Kleinfeld co-founded the Truman National Security Project in 2005 along with Matthew Spence. She was named one of the 40 under 40 American political leaders by Time magazine.

Books

 * A Savage Order: How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security, Pantheon, November 2018
 * Advancing the Rule of Law Abroad: Next Generation Reform, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, April 13, 2012
 * Let There Be Light: Electrifying the Developing World with Markets and Distributed Energy, Truman National Security Institute, December 2011 (co-authored with Drew Sloan)

Articles

 * The Rising Tide of Political Violence, Foreign Affairs, July 19, 2024
 * There won't be another Jan. 6 now, no matter what happens to Trump, The Hill, February 9, 2024 (co-authored with Jared Holt)
 * Have pro-Trump extremists finally gotten the message about political violence? The Hill, June 19, 2023 (co-authored with Joanna Lydgate)
 * How Political Violence Went Mainstream on the Right, Politico, November 7, 2022
 * The Rise of Political Violence in the United States, Journal of Democracy, October 2021