Raymond P. Ojserkis
Profile
Raymond P. Ojserkis is a historian and lecturer at Rutgers University, where he teaches courses on boom and bust cycles, American economic history, 20th-century Europe, World War I and II, the Cold War, and the history of Western civilization. His teaching and research focus on how political and economic forces shape global historical developments.
He is a Senior Advisor to the Expert Insights Group (EIG).
Academic Career
In addition to his work at Rutgers, Dr. Ojserkis has held teaching positions at CUNY Lehman College, Long Island University, and Marymount Manhattan College. Across these institutions, he has lectured on U.S. foreign policy, international relations, and global affairs.
Publications
He is the author of Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race: The Truman Administration and the Arms Build-Up, which examines the Truman administration’s decision to pursue large-scale rearmament, initiating the Cold War arms race and reshaping post-war international relations.
Interviews
Raymond Ojserkis on the Causes and Consequences of Speculative Bubbles and Whether Central Banks Should Try to Burst Them. Social Science Encyclopedia. June 4, 2025
Conference Papers, Guest Lectures & Presentations
“Using Diplomatic Tactics to Expand China’s Influence: Changes in China’s Foreign Policy, 1954-55.” Panel Chair, American Historical Association Annual Meeting (2011)
“Bush and Obama Administration Policies Concerning the 2008 Credit Crisis.” Guest Lecture, Long Island University (2009)
“New Evidence on Sino-American Relations from Rapprochement to Normalization.” Panel Chair, AHA Annual Meeting (2009)
“The Presidential Style of Harry S. Truman.” Guest Lecture, Long Island University (2007)
“The Truman Administration’s Appraisal of the Soviet Military Threat in Europe, 1948–50.” Army Center of Military History Conference (1996)
“The United States Arms Build-up of 1950-51.” London School of Economics International History Graduate Seminar (1996)
Education
Ph.D. International History – London School of Economics
M.Sc. International History – London School of Economics
B.S. Economics – Lehigh University
Research Topics
Speculative Bubbles • Economic History • 20th & 21st Century Diplomatic History