Michael Poznansky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Strategic and Operational Research Department

Biography
Michael Poznansky is an associate professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department and a core faculty member in the Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute at the U.S. Naval War College. He was previously an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of “In the Shadow of International Law: Secrecy and Regime Change in the Postwar World” (Oxford University Press, 2020). His work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Strategic Studies, Security Studies and War on the Rocks, among other places. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and a B.A. from the University of Delaware.
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Areas of Expertise
- Cold War
- Cyber Warfare
- Foreign Policy
- International Relations
- Irregular Warfare
- National Security
Professional Highlights
Associate Professor
Research Fellow
Non-Resident Fellow
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D., Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
Predoctoral Research Fellow, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School
Education
Ph.D., University of Virginia
M.A., University of Virginia
B.A., University of Delaware
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