Peter J. Dombrowski, Ph.D.

Professor Strategic and Operational Research Department
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Biography

Dr. Peter Dombrowski is the William Ruger Chair of National Security Economics and a professor of strategy in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the Naval War College. His most recent books are Across Type, Time and Space: American Grand Strategy in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press 2021), coauthored with Simon Reich and Security Studies in a New Era of Maritime Competition (Routledge 2023), co-edited with Jonathan D. Caverley He received his B.A. from Williams College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.

Contact Information

Areas of Expertise

  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security

Professional Highlights

2020

The William B. Ruger Chair of National Security Economics

2020-present
2018

Director, Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute (CIPI)

2018-2019
2005

Chair, Strategic Research Department

2005-2013
2004

Professor, Naval War College, Strategic and Operational Research Department

2004-present
2004

Director, Naval War College Press, Naval War College

2004-2005
1998

Associate Professor, Naval War College, Strategic Research Department

1998-2004
1999

Associate Professor, Iowa State University, Political Science Department

1992

Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Political Science Department

1992-99

Education

Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1990, Political Science

M.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 1987, Political Science

B.A., Williams College, 1985, Political Science

Related Credentials

Senior Executives in National and International Security (NIS)
Harvard Kennedy School

Research Contributions and Publications

Awards and Decorations

Superior Civilian Service Award
Department of Navy

Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Department of the Navy

External Memberships and Associations

American Political Science Association

International Studies Association

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