Biography - Benjamin J Freeman

Dr. Freeman is an Instructor in the School of Security and Global Studies and a National Security Fellow at the Project On Government Oversight.

Previously, Dr. Freeman was an instructor in the Political Science Department and the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where he taught quantitative research methods and foreign policy.

His research focuses on Department of Defense personnel issues, the politics of weapons procurement, and the impact of lobbying by foreign governments on U.S. foreign policy. He recently completed a book on lobbying by foreign governments in the U.S. titled The Foreign Policy Auction. Dr. Freeman has presented research at numerous national conferences, been quoted in several media outlets, and has testified before the Senate.

He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Texas A&M University, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Central Florida, and a B.S. in Business Administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.