Bio


Rachel George is a Lecturer in International Relations. She is also Nonresident Scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Research Fellow with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.

Dr. George's research focuses on foreign policy, democracy, Middle East politics, international law, women, peace, and security, AI and other emerging technologies, and the connections between development and international security. She has been published in a range of outlets, including in Foreign Policy, Just Security, The Washington Quarterly, World Politics Review, The National Interest, Think Global Health, CFR.org, Human Rights Review, and as chapters in The Arab Gulf States and the West: Perception and Misperception, Opportunities and Perils, and The Routledge History of Human Rights.

At Stanford, she leads the Diplomacy Lab and the Research Capstone Paper course within the Program in International Relations. She holds a BA in Politics and French from Princeton University, an MA in Middle East Studies from Harvard University, and PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Website: https://www.rachelanngeorge.com/

Academic Appointments


  • Lecturer, Program in International Relations

2025-26 Courses