Hilde Eliassen Restad is an Associate Professor of International Studies at Bjørknes University College. Her research interests cover American politics, US foreign policy, American history, and international relations. She is the author of American Exceptionalism: An Idea that Made a Nation and Remade the World. Before attaining her position as Associate Professor, she was Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. A Fulbright alumna, Restad holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Oslo and an MA and PhD in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.