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Distinguished scholar, author, Korean War veteran, and former CIA consultant turned anti-war activist, Johnson taught political science and Chinese studies for 30 years at the University of California's Berkeley and San Diego campuses from 1962 - 1992, holding endowed chairs in Asian politics at both. At Berkeley, he also served as Chairman of the Center for Chinese Studies and its Department of Political Science.
From 1967 - 1973, he was a consultant for the CIA'S Office of National Estimates (NIEs), contributing analysis on China and Maoism.
In 1976, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1994, he co-founded and served as president of the Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI), "dedicated to policy-relevant research and public education on Japan and the entire Pacific Rim, with the aim of advancing inter-societal understanding, regional reconciliation, and global justice."
Johnson was also a prolific writer of numerous articles and 18 books, his newest titled, "Dismantling the Empire - America's Last Best Hope," calling the country's reliance on global imperialism and permanent wars a "suicide option" unless reversed, the topic his well-known trilogy addressed:
-- "Blowback," CIA terminology following its first foreign leader coup, ousting Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq, ushering in 26 years of dictatorship under Shah Reza Pahlavi;
-- "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic;" and
-- "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic."
Combined, the three volumes show how imperial hubris and overreach undermined the republic, what Johnson called:
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