Timothy D. Hoyt, Ph.D.
Professor Strategy and Policy Department
Biography
Professor Timothy D. Hoyt is the John Nicholas Brown Chair of Counterterrorism and serves as Academic Director and Senior Mentor, Advanced Strategist Program.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- COIN
- Counterterrorism
- India
- Indian Ocean
- Irregular Warfare
- Middle East
- Military Theory
- Nuclear
- Pakistan
- Terrorism
Professional Highlights
Director of the Advanced Strategy Program
Education
Ph.D., Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, 1997, International Relations and Strategic Studies
M.A., Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, 1988, International Relations and International Economics
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1982, History and Political Science, with minors in Music and Religious Studies
Related Credentials
Deputy Editor, Journal of Strategic Studies
Editorial Board, South Asia in World Affairs series, Georgetown University Press
Editorial Board, Asian Security
Research Contributions and Publications
'Stirring the ashes': Irish-America and the Irish Revolution 1873-1923
Published in Africa and Beyond: Essays of diaspora and linkage
Southern African-Irish Studies Volume 5: Series 2, Number 2, 2025
The Irish Republican Brotherhood, 1858-1924: A Case Study of Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
Published in New Perspectives on Conflict and Ireland in the Nineteenth Century
Liverpool University Press, 2025
Military Industry and Regional Defense Policy: India, Iraq and Israel
2007
The 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks: Strategic Fallout
Multiple Authors
2008
India, the US, and the Indo-Pacific: Historical Lessons for Maritime Coalitions
2018
The Easter Rising and the Origins of Modern Irregular Warfare
2016
The United States and the Cold War Arms Race
2016
India in the U.S. Naval Strategy
2016
Pakistan: A Tale of Two Allies
2015
Presentation: “Strategy in the 21st Century: Applications for Small States”
Presented to the Collins Barracks for University College Cork and Irish Defence Force students, Cork, Ireland - May 21, 2025
Presentaion: “Strategy in the 21st Century: Some Considerations”
Presented to the University College Cork Summer Seminar on Strategic Studies, Cork, Ireland - May 22, 2025
Presentation: “Strategy and the Global War on Terror”
Presented to the College of Distance Education, Fleet Seminar Program, San Diego, CA - April 17, 2025
Presentation: “The Strategic Logic of Terrorism”
Presented to the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, Newport, RI - August 20, 2025
Presentation: “Middle Powers: A Historical Perspective”
Presented to the Middle Powers in the International System, annual meeting of the International Studies Association - March 3, 2025
Presentation: “Indian Defence Under Modi: A Decade of Apathy?”
Presented to the India under Modi, annual meeting of the International Studies Association - March 2, 2025
Presentation: “Strategy and Policy: Bridging the PME/Civilian Divide”
Presented to the “Professional Military Education: equipping students for the challenges of a complex world” conference, National University of Ireland-Maynooth, Maynooth, Ireland - January 16, 2025
External Memberships and Associations
American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
Military History Society of Ireland
Ormonde Military History Society
Kilkenny, Ireland
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