Dr Andrew Payne

Andrew Payne is a Research Director covering the work of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia, UK in the World, US and the Americas Programmes, and the Latin America Initiative. 

Beyond his role at Chatham House, he is a lecturer in foreign policy and security at City, University of London, and a research associate at the University of Oxford, where he was previously the Hedley Bull research fellow in international relations.

His research examines the influence of domestic politics on US foreign policy, military strategy and civil–military relations. He is the author of War on the Ballot: How the Election Cycle Shapes Presidential Decision-Making in War (Columbia University Press, 2023), as well as several articles in leading academic journals, including International Security, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and Politics. 

He is a frequent contributor of expert analysis on US politics and policy, with bylines in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Washington Post and The Sunday Times.

His writing, commentary and research has also featured in a range of international media, including The Atlantic, USA Today, Newsweek and Voice of America.

Andrew earned both his DPhil (PhD) and MPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford and holds a BA in History from the University of Cambridge.