An American historian, Ronald E. Powaski has written on the 20th century foreign policies of the United States and Europe.
Powaski earned his Ph.D. in 1972 from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Powaski taught history at Euclid Senior High School in Euclid, Ohio. He has taught at several colleges and universities near Cleveland, particularly at Cleveland State University.
Powaski's most recent book concerns the "blitzkrieg" attack by the German military in Western Europe.