Nile Gardiner
Encyclopedia
Nile Gardiner is a British conservative
commentator, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation
, and a former aide to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
. He is also a commentator on U.S. and British television and a frequent contributor to the Fox News network, and the London Daily Telegraph
.
, as well as a bachelor's and master's degree in Modern History from Oxford University. He was awarded several scholarships at Yale, including the International Security Studies Smith Richardson Foundation
Fellowship, and the David Gimbel Fellowship.
, assisting her as she wrote Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World, and at points providing advice on international policy. In 2002, He became a Heritage Foundation fellow in Washington, D.C., specializing in Anglo-American security policy. He was appointed director of Heritage's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom in 2006.
In addition to transatlantic relations, Gardiner also has an interest in the United Nations
. Having been a supporter of an investigation into the Oil for Food Program, he also advised the 2005 Gingrich-Mitchell Task Force on the United Nations.
Gardiner worked as a foreign policy adviser for Rudy Giuliani's
2008 presidential campaign
, specializing in Europe and transatlantic relations.
Gardiner has been interviewed as a pundit on many television news programs, including Fox News, NBC Nightly News
, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Washington Journal
amongst others. He has written for leading publications in the United States, Europe and Asia such as The Daily Telegraph
, The Wall Street Journal
, and Suddeutsche Zeitung
. He is also an occasional contributor to The New York Times
“Room for Debate” forum.
and the idea that the U.S. and U.K. should "project power and influence across the world.”
Gardiner supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq
and Afghanistan and has defended the George W. Bush administration's
record in warfare, and in combatting terrorism. He is critical of the Obama administration's foreign policy, arguing that it has damaged the 'Special Relationship' and weakened the US militarily. Gardiner is opposed to increasing European integration
and the rise of a federal Europe, which he sees as a threat to British sovereignty and the future of the Anglo-American alliance.
In his articles on domestic U.S. politics, Gardiner has praised and appealed to the Tea Party movement
in American political debate, calling it the most influential political movement of the decade.
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
commentator, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
, and a former aide to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
. He is also a commentator on U.S. and British television and a frequent contributor to the Fox News network, and the London Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
.
Education
Gardiner holds a doctorate in History and two master's degrees from Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, as well as a bachelor's and master's degree in Modern History from Oxford University. He was awarded several scholarships at Yale, including the International Security Studies Smith Richardson Foundation
Smith Richardson Foundation
The Smith Richardson Foundation is a private foundation based in Westport, Connecticut, that supports policy research in the realms of foreign and domestic public policy....
Fellowship, and the David Gimbel Fellowship.
Career
Following Yale, Gardiner served as a foreign policy researcher and aide to former British Prime Minister Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
, assisting her as she wrote Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World, and at points providing advice on international policy. In 2002, He became a Heritage Foundation fellow in Washington, D.C., specializing in Anglo-American security policy. He was appointed director of Heritage's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom in 2006.
In addition to transatlantic relations, Gardiner also has an interest in the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. Having been a supporter of an investigation into the Oil for Food Program, he also advised the 2005 Gingrich-Mitchell Task Force on the United Nations.
Gardiner worked as a foreign policy adviser for Rudy Giuliani's
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
2008 presidential campaign
Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign, 2008
Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 presidential campaign began following the formation of the Draft Giuliani movement in October 2005. The next year, Giuliani opened an exploratory committee and formally announced in February 2007 that he was actively seeking the presidential nomination of the Republican...
, specializing in Europe and transatlantic relations.
Gardiner has been interviewed as a pundit on many television news programs, including Fox News, NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News and broadcasts. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is located in the center...
, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Washington Journal
Washington Journal
Washington Journal is an American television series on the C-SPAN network in the format of a political call-in and interview program. The program features elected officials, government administrators and journalists as guests, answering questions from the hosts and from members of the general...
amongst others. He has written for leading publications in the United States, Europe and Asia such as The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, and Suddeutsche Zeitung
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The Süddeutsche Zeitung , published in Munich, is the largest German national subscription daily newspaper.-Profile:The title literally translates as "South German Newspaper". It is read throughout Germany by 1.1 million readers daily and boasts a relatively high circulation abroad...
. He is also an occasional contributor to The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
“Room for Debate” forum.
Opinions
Gardiner is a supporter of the Transatlantic allianceSpecial relationship
The Special Relationship is a phrase used to describe the exceptionally close political, diplomatic, cultural, economic, military and historical relations between the United Kingdom and the United States, following its use in a 1946 speech by British statesman Winston Churchill...
and the idea that the U.S. and U.K. should "project power and influence across the world.”
Gardiner supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
and Afghanistan and has defended the George W. Bush administration's
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
record in warfare, and in combatting terrorism. He is critical of the Obama administration's foreign policy, arguing that it has damaged the 'Special Relationship' and weakened the US militarily. Gardiner is opposed to increasing European integration
European integration
European integration is the process of industrial, political, legal, economic integration of states wholly or partially in Europe...
and the rise of a federal Europe, which he sees as a threat to British sovereignty and the future of the Anglo-American alliance.
In his articles on domestic U.S. politics, Gardiner has praised and appealed to the Tea Party movement
Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...
in American political debate, calling it the most influential political movement of the decade.