Craig A. Whiteside, Ph.D.

Professor College of Distance Education
Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Retired
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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.

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterterrorism
  • Information Operations
  • Irregular Warfare

Professional Highlights

2022

Professor

2022

NWC Faculty Research Award

2021

Visiting Professor, Royal Danish Defence College, Copenhagen, Denmark

2019

Fellow, George Washington Program on Extremism

2018

Visiting Fellow, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University

2017

Visiting Fellow, ICCT-The Hague

2016

Fellow, International Centre for Counterterrorism

2015

Senior Associate, Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups

2013

Associate Professor, Naval War College, National Security Affairs

Education

Ph.D., Washington State University, Political Science/International Relations

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Research Contributions and Publications

Awards and Decorations

Combat Infantryman Badge

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