Ruud Janssens

Ruud Janssens is the Chair of the American Studies Department at the University of Amsterdam. He specializes in the history of United States foreign and defense policy. Professor Janssens trained as a historian and America expert at the University of Amsterdam and Smith College (Northampton, MA). He has worked at the Royal Netherlands Naval College (1997-2002). From 2008 to 2010, Janssens led a research group on the relations between major powers in 2020 as part of the government project Toekomstverkenningen (Future Studies) concerning the Department of Defense. His recent research focuses on planning for the future (and its historical roots) and U.S. foreign policy in the Arctic.