S. Frederick Starr
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Stephen Frederick Starr (born on March 24, 1940) is the founder and Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
. He is also a noted musician.
in 1962 and his Ph.D.
in history at Princeton University
. He is fluent in Russian
, and is the author or editor of 20 books and more than 200 articles on Russian and Eurasian affairs.
He is a research professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University
. His expertise is in Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Caucasus
, Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union. He focuses on developing nations, energy and environment issues, Islam
ic faith, culture and law, and oil politics.
Starr began work in the Turkic world as an archaeologist in Turkey and went on to found the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies
, which opened U.S. research contact with Central Asia. He served as vice president of Tulane University
and president of Oberlin College
(1983–1994) and the Aspen Institute
.
Starr has advised three U.S. presidents on Russian/Eurasian affairs and chaired an external advisory panel on U.S. government-sponsored research on the region, organized and co-authored the first comprehensive strategic assessment of Central Asia, the Caucasus and Afghanistan for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
in 1999, and has followed up by close involvement in drafting of recent U.S. legislation affecting the region.
ist, cofounded the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble while serving at Tulane. Its members dedicate themselves to preserving the raucous pre-1930 jazz of New Orleans. The LRJE has performed across the United States
. It gave the Doubleday Lecture at the Smithsonian Institution
in March 1983, toured France
and the Soviet Union, and made national television appearances in Italy, Japan and Sweden. Jazz historian Al Rose once called the LRJE "the most authentic band on the scene today". The Ensemble's albums include Alive and Well (1981), Uptown Jazz (1984) and Hot & Sweet: Sounds of Lost New Orleans (1986).
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute or CACI was founded by S. Frederick Starr, a research professor at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. He has served as vice president of Tulane University and as president of Oberlin College and the Aspen Institute. He has...
. He is also a noted musician.
Academic career
Starr earned his B.A. Degree at Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1962 and his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in history at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He is fluent in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, and is the author or editor of 20 books and more than 200 articles on Russian and Eurasian affairs.
He is a research professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. His expertise is in Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
, Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union. He focuses on developing nations, energy and environment issues, Islam
Islam
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ic faith, culture and law, and oil politics.
Starr began work in the Turkic world as an archaeologist in Turkey and went on to found the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies
Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies
The Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was founded in 1974 to the carry out studies of the Soviet Union , subsequently of post-Soviet Russia and other post-Soviet states....
, which opened U.S. research contact with Central Asia. He served as vice president of Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
and president of Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
(1983–1994) and the Aspen Institute
Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues." The...
.
Starr has advised three U.S. presidents on Russian/Eurasian affairs and chaired an external advisory panel on U.S. government-sponsored research on the region, organized and co-authored the first comprehensive strategic assessment of Central Asia, the Caucasus and Afghanistan for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and the President on military matters...
in 1999, and has followed up by close involvement in drafting of recent U.S. legislation affecting the region.
Musician
In 1980 Starr, a talented jazz clarinetClarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
ist, cofounded the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble while serving at Tulane. Its members dedicate themselves to preserving the raucous pre-1930 jazz of New Orleans. The LRJE has performed across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It gave the Doubleday Lecture at the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
in March 1983, toured France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the Soviet Union, and made national television appearances in Italy, Japan and Sweden. Jazz historian Al Rose once called the LRJE "the most authentic band on the scene today". The Ensemble's albums include Alive and Well (1981), Uptown Jazz (1984) and Hot & Sweet: Sounds of Lost New Orleans (1986).
Publications
- Decentralization and Self-Government in Russia, 1830-1870, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, ISBN 0-691-03090-1
- Melnikov. Solo Architect in a Mass Society, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey 1978 ISBN 0-691-03931-3
- Red and Hot. The Fate of Jazz in the Soviet Union 1917-1980, Oxford University Press, New York/Oford 1983 ISBN 0-19-503163-6
- A Usable Past, in: Alexander DallinAlexander DallinProfessor Alexander Dallin served as Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History, in the Center for Russian and East European Studies at Stanford University...
and Gail S. Lapidus (eds.): The Soviet System. From Crisis to Collapse, 2nd. revised edition; Westview Press, Boulder, San Francisco, Oxford 1995 ISBN 0-8133-1876-9, pp 11-15