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Graham T. Allison is a political scientist and writer, born on March 23, 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Graham T. Allison is 86 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes Myers Park High School and Harvard University. Awards on record include Marshall Scholarship, Dostyk Order of grade II and William and Katherine Estes Award (2009).
My Take
What I admire most about Allison is that he refused to treat statecraft as something clean and rational. His Cuban Missile Crisis study tore the lid off government decision-making and showed the messy bureaucratic brawl underneath, which still shapes how I read any crisis today. He has spent a long career insisting that history rhymes, most recently warning about the US-China trajectory. Whether or not you buy every argument, the intellectual stamina of a man still wrestling with the biggest questions in his eighties is genuinely rare, and I find his clarity bracing rather than alarmist.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Graham T. Allison
- Name (Japanese)
- グレアム・アリソン
- Reading
- ぐれあむ・ありそん
- Born
- March 23, 1940 (age 86)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Occupation
- political scientist / writer
2. Background
- High school
- Myers Park High School
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- Marshall Scholarship
- Dostyk Order of grade II
- 2009 William and Katherine Estes Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Graham T. Allison born?
Born March 23, 1940 (age 86).
Where is Graham T. Allison from?
Graham T. Allison is from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
What does Graham T. Allison do?
Graham T. Allison works as political scientist, writer.
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