Kristian Kafozov received a Ph.D. in World History from St. John’s University and before that an M.Sc. in the History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has since taught History, Economics, and Political Science in the New York and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas.
Kristian's research focuses on the Cold War, with particular attention to U.S. foreign policy in post-World War II Eastern Europe. His doctoral dissertation examined American public diplomacy and propaganda strategies in Bulgaria between 1945 and 1991, focusing on evaluating overt and covert efforts such as educational exchange programs and radio broadcasting platforms such as the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in shaping societal perceptions of the United States and the Soviet Union within the Eastern bloc satellite states, specifically during the 1970s and 1980s.
Kafozov’s current research is focused on the past and present politics of Eastern Europe and extends into the timeframe of the 1990s and 2000s, exploring the transformations of U.S. foreign policy and the shifting geopolitical order between 1991 and 2014. His broader interests include the history of American foreign relations, the cultural dimensions of international relations in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, as well as the global historical legacies of the Cold War.