<p>So I'm currently doing a master's in security studies, and thinking of going on to do a PhD in a few years (want to have a job and actual income for a few years first :) ). I don't want to be a full-out university professor--would rather stick to government work, though would like the opportunity to maybe do some periods of research and teaching at points during my career. I know the adages of, "If you're not looking to teach after you get a PhD, don't tell your advisors about it." I've recently looked into the public policy side of things since it seems to be more "applied," and some schools offer faculty who have a national security focus. Although it seems pretty interesting, how closely related is it? My primary focus is Russia/Eurasia, with topical focus on defense policy and civil-military relations. Public policy seems to offer a lot of the latter but not much of the former. At the same time, I'm not sure if I'd be "funneled" into academia with an IR background. Would appreciate some guidance.</p>
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