Thomas Patterson

Thomas Patterson is associate editor of The Washington Quarterly, CSIS’s flagship journal of international affairs. He coordinates the editing of manuscripts approved for publication by the editor-in-chief and serves as liaison with the publisher for all aspects of the journal’s production. Previously, he was a research associate in the International Security Program at CSIS, where he worked primarily on U.S. economic and development policy in post- and continuing-conflict environments. He has contributed to several CSIS reports, including Afghanistan and Pakistan on the Brink (February 2009) and Final Report on Lessons Learned: Department of Defense Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (June 2010). He received an M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in Asian studies, with a focus on Islamic studies and the modern history and politics of Pakistan, and a B.A. in history from Washington and Lee University.