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Richard J. Shuster, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Joint Military Operations Department
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Biography

Professor Shuster joined the Naval War College faculty in August 2009 as the Defense Intelligence Agency’s representative before being hired by the college in 2012 as a member of the Joint Military Operations Department. Shuster earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Modern European History in 2000 from George Washington University. He is the author of "German Disarmament After World War I: The Diplomacy of International Arms Inspection, 1920-1931" (Routledge, 2006) and “The Iraq Survey Group: From WMD to COIN” (Journal of Strategic Studies, 2008).

Contact Information

(401) 856-5455

Areas of Expertise

  • Europe
  • WWI
  • WWII

Professional Highlights

2018

Associate Professor

As Associate Professor of the Joint Military Operations Department, served as SLC Course Coordinator from 2015-2016.
2012

DIA Representative

From 2009-2012, served as the first Defense Intelligence Agency to the Naval War College.

Education

Ph.D., George Washington University, 2000

MA., University of Massachusetts, 1994

B.A. Clark University, 1988

Awards and Decorations

Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2017

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