Gal Luft is co-director of the
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) and a senior adviser to the
United States Energy Security Council. Dr. Luft has published numerous studies and articles on security and energy issues in various newspapers and publications such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The American Interest, Commentary Magazine, Middle East Quarterly, LA Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. He is co-author of
Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century (2009),
Turning Oil into Salt: Energy Independence Through Fuel Choice (2009) and
Petropoly: The Collapse of America's Energy Security Paradigm (2012). He is author of
Beer, Bacon and Bullets: Culture in Coalition Warfare from Gallipoli to Iraq. He appears frequently in the media and consults to various think tanks and news organizations worldwide. Dr. Luft testified before committees of the U.S. Congress, including Senate Foreign Relations, House International Relations, House Science and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.He holds degrees in international relations, international economics, Middle East studies and strategic studies and a doctorate in strategic studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS,) Johns Hopkins University.
