Craig A. Whiteside, Ph.D.
Professor College of Distance Education
Biography
Dr. Craig Whiteside is a Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College as part of the resident program, Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is a senior associate with NWC’s Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups and a fellow at the International Centre for Counter-terrorism – The Hague’s and the George Washington University’s program on extremism. He is a co-author of “The ISIS Reader” (Hurst/Oxford-2019). He holds a doctorate in political science from Washington State University and is a former U.S. Army officer.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Counterterrorism
- Information Operations
- Irregular Warfare
Professional Highlights
Professor
NWC Faculty Research Award
Visiting Professor, Royal Danish Defence College, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fellow, George Washington Program on Extremism
Visiting Fellow, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Visiting Fellow, ICCT-The Hague
Fellow, International Centre for Counterterrorism
Senior Associate, Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups
Associate Professor, Naval War College, National Security Affairs
Education
Ph.D., Washington State University, Political Science/International Relations
Research Contributions and Publications
Awards and Decorations
Combat Infantryman Badge
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