Students take coursework from renowned scholars and accomplished practitioners and have many opportunities to interact with the faculty who build and teach their courses.
Thoughtful, individualized feedback on student submissions is a hallmark of the program, with a focus on developing critical thinkers with the skills to analyze, discuss, and communicate complex ideas about contemporary problems.
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Our Faculty
Ian Anderson
Faculty AssociateEnterprise Security Manager at OGE Energy Corp
Peter Bergen
Professor of Practice, Co-Director of the Center on the Future of WarCNN national security analyst
Director, International Security at New America
New York Times Bestselling author
Anika Binnendijk
Professor of PracticeRAND Political Scientist
Former policy advisor to the assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Former policy advisor to the Secretary of State on Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the Caucasus, and NATO;
prior to that on Iran and Persian Gulf
Matthew Cavanaugh
Professor of PracticeUS Army Strategist
Co-founder / Fellow with the Modern War Institute at West Point
Alicia Ellis
Teaching Asst. Professor & DirectorFormer Presidential Management Fellow
Former Policy Analyst at U.S. Department of State
Former Captain, U.S. Air Force
Sarah Holewinski
Professor of PracticeWashington Director at Human Rights Watch
Former Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on use of force and human rights issues
Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Former Executive Director of Center for Civilians in Conflict
Thomas Just
Teaching Asst. ProfessorFormer Assistant to the Director of African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Former Congressional Aide, Office of U.S. Representative Thomas E. Petri
Azmat Khan
Professor of PracticePulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter
David Kilcullen
Professor of PracticeTop 100 Global Thinkers, Foreign Policy
Former Chief Strategist, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S Dept of State
Former Special Advisor for Counterinsurgency to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice
Jonathan Kinkel
Teaching Asst. Professor
Jeff Kubiak
MA in Global Security Program Co-Director, Professor of PracticeFormer Director, Advanced Strategic Planning and Policy Program, US Army School of Advanced Military Studies
Colonel, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Ajit Maan
Professor of PracticeDefense and Security Strategist
Author of Counter-Terrorism: Narrative Strategies
Andrew Maher
Professor of PracticeFormer Officer in the Australian Army
Candace Rondeaux
Professor of PracticeDirector, Future Frontlines
Former Strategic Advisor to the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Daniel Rothenberg
MA in Global Security Program Co-Director, Professor of Practice, Center on the Future of War Co-Director
Robert Schmidle
Professor of Practice, University Advisor on Cyber Capabilities and Conflict StudiesFirst Deputy Commander, United States Cyber Command
Lt. General (retired)
David Scheffer
Professor of PracticeFirst United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Peter Singer
Professor of PracticeStrategist at New America
Named one of 100 most influential people in defense issues (Defense One)
Named one of Top 100 Global Thinkers List (Foreign Policy)
New York Times Bestselling author
The premier futurist in the national-security environment (Wall Street Journal)
Isaiah Wilson
Professor of PracticePresident, Joint Special Operations University
Former Director, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute
Scott Whittaker
Professor of Practice, Chief Information Security Officer at a high-tech startupProfessor of Practice, Chief Information Security Officer at a high-tech startup
Thorin Wright
Associate Professor, Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Jan ("Ken") Gleiman
Professor of PracticeU.S. Army colonel (retired), former Army Strategist; former Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
Victor Peskin
Associate ProfessorBio: Author of International Justice in Rwanda and the Balkans: Virtual Trials and the Struggle for State Cooperation (named CHOICE 2008 Outstanding Academic Title)
Keith Brown
ProfessorBio: Director, Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies
George Poste
Del E. Webb Professor of Health InnovationBio: Chief Scientist, Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative; R&D Scientist of the Year by R&D Magazine; Former Member, Defense Science Board (U.S. Department of Defense)