Dr. Clarita R. Carlos is a distinguished professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She is an expert in foreign and defense and security policy. She was bestowed the Most Outstanding Teacher Award by the University of the Philippines. She was appointed Maximo Kalaw Professor of Peace and Environment and Elpidio Quirino Professor of International Relations. She was the first woman and first civilian president of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). She has written books on democratic deficits, towards an ASEAN Parliament, electoral reform, political parties, population ageing, and bureaucratic reform. She is an expert on strategic planning in the areas of defense and security, transportation and law enforcement. Dr. Carlos holds a Doctorate and Masters in Political Science from UP Diliman. She was a Fulbright Visiting Fellow for Political Psychology at Cornell University, and was Fulbright Senior Scholar for Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis at UCLA. Dr. Carlos has been teaching for the past 50 years at the University of the Philippines.
