Gary Bass is the William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War and a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. He earned an A.B. from Harvard College and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Prior to his academic career, Bass worked as a reporter for The Economist in Washington, D.C. At Princeton, he is affiliated with both the Department of Politics and the School of Public and International Affairs, where he teaches and conducts research on the politics of peace and war, including international justice, humanitarian intervention, war crimes tribunals, and related topics in international relations.

Bass is the author of four major books: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia (Knopf, 2023), The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide (Knopf, 2013), Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention (Knopf, 2008), and Stay the Hand of Vengeance: The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals (Princeton University Press, 2000). His scholarly articles have appeared in leading journals such as International Security, Ethics & International Affairs, Philosophy & Public Affairs, The American Journal of International Law, The Yale Journal of International Law, The Michigan Law Review, Daedalus, and Nomos. Bass also contributes frequently to prominent outlets including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and The New Republic, as well as book chapters in edited volumes. His work has significantly influenced scholarship and public discourse on international security, human rights, and foreign policy. Bass has received prestigious honors, including the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching, Princeton's highest teaching recognition, and the Stanley Kelley Teaching Prize from the Politics Department. For Judgment at Tokyo, he won the 2024 Arthur Ross Book Award Gold Medal from the Council on Foreign Relations; the book was named one of the year's 10 best by The Washington Post, one of 12 essential nonfiction books by The New Yorker, one of 100 notable books by The New York Times, and a best book by The Economist, Foreign Affairs, and others. The Blood Telegram was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in general nonfiction, winner of the Arthur Ross Book Award, Bernard Schwartz Book Award from the Asia Society, Lionel Gelber Prize, Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize, and Ramnath Goenka Award.

Professional Email: gjbass@princeton.edu