Nadia Schadlow

American government official (born 1965)
Nadia Schadlow
2nd United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy
In office
January 21, 2018 – April 27, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDina Powell
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationCornell University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA, PhD)

Nadia Catherine Schadlow[1] (born c. 1965) is an American academic and defense-related government officer who briefly served in 2018 as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy in the Trump Administration.[2] She is the primary author of the 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS).

Early life, education and family

Schadlow grew up in Bedford Hills, New York. She holds a B.A. degree in government and Soviet studies from Cornell University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.[3] She has three children.[4]

Early government career

Schadlow started as a civil servant at the Department of Defense focusing on the Soviet Union and the newly independent Ukraine within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.[5] Later, she served on the Defense Policy Board from September 2006 to June 2009.[3]

Academic career

Schadlow is a full member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her articles have appeared in Parameters, The American Interest, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and Philanthropy, and she has written chapters for several edited volumes.[3] She is author of the book, War and the Art of Governance: Consolidating Combat Success Into Political Victory, which looks at cases in which militaries are involved in non-military governance activities.[6]

National Security Council

Schadlow was appointed to the National Security Council staff by long-time colleague H.R. McMaster in March 2017.[7] Upon her appointment, journalist Thomas E. Ricks described both her and Fiona Hill, who joined the NSC at the same time, as "well-educated, skeptical, and informed..."[7] During this time, Schadlow became the primary author of the 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS).[8] Her work on the document and the inter-agency process that preceded it were well received by foreign policy experts across the political spectrum.[9][10][11] About a year later, Schadlow would comment that the NSS had "achieved the state of mattering".[12]

Schadlow was chosen to replace Dina Powell as deputy national security advisor in January 2018, although her tenure was brief.[13] After John R. Bolton replaced McMaster as National Security Advisor on April 9, 2018, it was announced that Schadlow would resign effective April 27.[14][15] Her departure was seen as part of a larger "cleaning house" that Bolton undertook upon appointment.[15]

Post-NSC career

Following her resignation from the NSC, she joined the Hudson Institute as a Senior Fellow and became a Fellow at Schmidt Futures.[16][17] Schadlow is also an Advisory Board Member of Spirit of America.[18] As of October 2023, she serves on the Special Competitive Studies Project's board of advisors.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Weddings; Nadia C. Schadlow, Philip M. Murphy". The New York Times. 6 September 1993. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ "McMaster makes his pick to replace Powell on the NSC". Politico. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. ^ a b c "Nadia Schadlow, Author at War on the Rocks". War on the Rocks. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  4. ^ War and the Art of Governance, p. xiv
  5. ^ "Nadia Schadlow interview" Archived 2019-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, Intelligence Matters, CBS News, 2018.
  6. ^ Scales, Robert H. (2017-04-06). "What Happens After Victory". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  7. ^ a b "N. Schadlow and F. Hill land at the NSC". Foreign Policy. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  8. ^ "A Polished "America First" National Security Strategy - Security Studies Group". securitystudies.org. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  9. ^ Cordesman, Anthony H. (21 December 2017). "Giving the New National Security Strategy the Attention It Deserves". www.csis.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  10. ^ "Trump's New National-Security Strategy Projects Confidence". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  11. ^ "A Polished "America First" National Security Strategy - Security Studies Group". securitystudies.org. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  12. ^ "The U.S. National security strategy: One year later - WDEF". Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  13. ^ Karni, Annie (21 January 2018). "McMaster makes his pick to replace Powell on the NSC". Politico.
  14. ^ Jeremy Diamond; Jenna McLaughlin. "Deputy national security adviser Nadia Schadlow resigns". CNN. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  15. ^ a b "McMaster's No. 2 to leave White House amid Bolton overhaul". www.politico.com. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  16. ^ Virginian-Pilot (29 August 2006). "U.S. Government". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  17. ^ "Nadia Schadlow". Schmidt Futures. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  18. ^ "Dr. Nadia Schadlow | Spirit of America". Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  19. ^ "Who We Are". SCSP. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

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Office Name Term Office Name Term
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus 2017 National Security Advisor Michael Flynn 2017
John F. Kelly 2017–19 H. R. McMaster 2017–18
Mick Mulvaney 2019–20 John Bolton 2018–19
Mark Meadows 2020–21 Robert C. O'Brien 2019–21
Principal Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh 2017 Deputy National Security Advisor K. T. McFarland 2017
Kirstjen Nielsen 2017 Ricky L. Waddell 2017–18
James W. Carroll 2017–18 Mira Ricardel 2018
Zachary Fuentes 2018–19 Charles Kupperman 2019
Emma Doyle 2019–20 Matthew Pottinger 2019–21
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Rick Dearborn 2017–18 Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert 2017–18
Chris Liddell 2018–21 Doug Fears 2018–19
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Joe Hagin 2017–18 Peter J. Brown 2019–20
Daniel Walsh 2018–19 Julia Nesheiwat 2020–21
Anthony M. Ornato 2019–21 Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Strategy Dina Powell 2017–18
Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine 2018–19 Nadia Schadlow 2018
Dan Scavino 2020–21 Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Middle East and North African Affairs Victoria Coates 2019–20
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway 2017–20 White House Communications Director Sean Spicer 2017
Steve Bannon 2017 Michael Dubke 2017
Johnny DeStefano 2018–19 Anthony Scaramucci 2017
Hope Hicks 2020–21 Hope Hicks 2017–18
Derek Lyons 2020–21 Bill Shine 2018–19
Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning Jared Kushner 2017–21 Stephanie Grisham 2019–20
Senior Advisor, Policy Stephen Miller 2017–21 White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer 2017
Senior Advisor, Economic Issues Kevin Hassett 2020 Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2017–19
Advisor Ivanka Trump 2017–21 Stephanie Grisham 2019–20
Director, Public Liaison George Sifakis 2017 Kayleigh McEnany 2020–21
Johnny DeStefano 2017–18 Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2017
Justin R. Clark 2018 Raj Shah 2017–19
Steve Munisteri 2018–19 Hogan Gidley 2019–20
Timothy Pataki 2019–21 Brian R. Morgenstern 2020–21
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs Justin R. Clark 2017–18 Director, Strategic Communications Hope Hicks 2017
Douglas Hoelscher 2019–21 Mercedes Schlapp 2017–19
Director, National Economic Council Gary Cohn 2017–18 Alyssa Farah 2020
Larry Kudlow 2018–21 Director, Social Media Dan Scavino 2017–19
Chair, Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett 2017–19 Director, Legislative Affairs Marc Short 2017–18
Tomas J. Philipson 2019–20 Shahira Knight 2018–19
Tyler Goodspeed 2020–21 Eric Ueland 2019–20
Chair, Domestic Policy Council Andrew Bremberg 2017–19 Amy Swonger 2020–21
Joe Grogan 2019–20 Director, Political Affairs Bill Stepien 2017–18
Brooke Rollins 2020–21 Brian Jack 2019–21
Director, National Trade Council Peter Navarro 2017–21 Director, Presidential Personnel Johnny DeStefano 2017–18
White House Counsel Don McGahn 2017–18 Sean E. Doocey 2018–20
Emmet Flood 2018 John McEntee 2020–21
Pat Cipollone 2018–21 Director, Management & Administration Marcia L. Kelly 2017–18
White House Cabinet Secretary Bill McGinley 2017–19 Monica J. Block 2018–21
Matthew J. Flynn 2019 White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter 2017–18
Kristan King Nevins 2019–21 Derek Lyons 2018–21
Personal Aide to the President John McEntee 2017–18 Director, Science & Technology Policy Kelvin Droegemeier 2019–21
Jordan Karem 2018 Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios 2019–21
Nicholas Luna 2018–19 Director, Management & Budget Mick Mulvaney 2017–19
Director, Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller 2017 Russell Vought 2019–21
Jordan Karem 2017–19 Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent 2018–20
Madeleine Westerhout 2019 United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer 2017–21
Nicholas Luna 2019–21 Director, National Drug Control Policy James W. Carroll 2018–21
Chief of Staff to the First Lady Lindsay Reynolds 2017–20 Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Mary Neumayr 2018–21
Stephanie Grisham 2020–21 Chief of Staff to the Vice President Josh Pitcock 2017
White House Social Secretary Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd 2017–21 Nick Ayers 2017–19
White House Chief Usher Angella Reid† 2017 Marc Short 2019–21
Timothy Harleth 2017–21 Special Representative, International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz 2019–21
Physician to the President Ronny Jackson† 2017–18 COVID-19 Medical Advisors Deborah Birx 2020–21
Sean Conley 2018–21 Anthony Fauci 2020–21
Director, White House Military Office Keith Davids 2017–21 Scott Atlas 2020–21
† Remained from previous administration.