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Hayat Alvi Profile Picture

Hayat Alvi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterterrorism
  • Foreign Policy
  • India
  • International Relations
  • Islamic Studies
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Policy
  • Security Cooperation
  • Women, Peace, and Security
(401) 856-5323
Jessica D Blankshain Profile Image

Jessica D. Blankshain, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Leadership
  • National Security
  • Policy
(401) 856-5325
Walter M. Braunohler

Walter M. Braunohler

Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Diplomacy
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Information Operations
  • International Relations
  • Leadership
  • National Security
  • Southeast Asia
(401) 856-5138
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David T. Burbach, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Aerospace
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • JPME
  • Military Technology
  • Nuclear
  • Space
(401) 856-5329
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Andrea H. Cameron, Ph.D., Ed.D.

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Foreign Policy
  • HA/DR
  • Human Rights
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • Security Cooperation
  • United Nations
(401) 856-5320
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Brian C. Chao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • Taiwan
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Lindsay P. Cohn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Economics
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • NATO
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5327
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James L. Cook

Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Retired

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • JPME
  • Middle East
  • National Security
(401) 856-5346
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Patrick J. Dixon

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Latin America
  • National Security
  • Security Cooperation
  • UAVs/Drones
(401) 856-5318
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Joseph Gagliano, Ph.D.

Military Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • South China Sea
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Michael Goldfien, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • International Relations
(401) 856-5324
Nikolas K Gvosdev Profile Image

Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Economics
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • International Relations
  • Russia
(401) 856-5348
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Elizabeth A. D. Hanson

Military Professor & Senior Service Advisor

Col., U.S. Air Force

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Aerospace
  • Command and Control
  • HA/DR
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Space
(401) 856-5135
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Brian Hasse

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
(401) 856-5330
Charlotte J. Hulme faculty photo

Charlotte J. Hulme, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • International Relations
Jon-Paul N Maddaloni faculty profile

Jon-Paul N. Maddaloni

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Army

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Artillery
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Deterrence
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
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Michael J. Maher

Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Intel
(401) 856-5351
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Sean M. Mahoney

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Air Defense
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Command and Control
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Jahara Matisek, Ph.D.

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa
  • Arctic
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Operations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • National Security
  • Security Cooperation
(401) 856-5354
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Theo Milonopoulos, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • GWOT
  • International Relations
  • Military Technology
  • National Security
  • Nuclear
  • Vietnam War
(401) 856-5326
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Aroop Mukharji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Diplomacy
  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Policy
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Kristin Mulready-Stone, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Cold War
  • Southeast Asia
  • Vietnam
  • Vietnam War
  • WWII
(401) 856-5321
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Richard James Norton, Ph.D.

Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Ethics
  • International Relations
  • Maritime History
  • Piracy
  • Surface Warfare
  • WWII
(401) 856-5343
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Shira Eini Pindyck, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Military Technology
  • National Security
  • UAVs/Drones
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Justin M. Pritchard

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Army

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Arctic
  • GWOT
  • Homeland Security
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
(401) 856-5350
Mary Raum Faculty Profile

Mary Raum, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Women, Peace, and Security
(401) 856-5353
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Derek S. Reveron, Ph.D.

Professor & Chair

Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Cyber Warfare
  • Foreign Policy
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • Security Cooperation
(401) 856-5311
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Rebecca Russo

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Air Force

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Command and Control
  • Cyber Warfare
  • HA/DR
  • Information Operations
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • National Security
  • Wargaming
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Zachary T. Schmidt

Military Professor & Senior Service Advisor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5137
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Naunihal Singh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Economics
  • Human Rights
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Paul J. Smith, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
(401) 856-5336
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Joseph Stieb, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Desert Storm
  • Foreign Policy
  • GWOT
  • Iraq
  • Middle East
  • Terrorism
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Andrew L. Stigler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • UAVs/Drones
(401) 856-5333
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Dana Struckman

Deputy Chair

Col., U.S. Air Force, Retired

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Deterrence
  • Nuclear
(401) 856-5312
Mary Thompson-Jones

Mary Thompson-Jones, Ed.D.

Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Arctic
  • Diplomacy
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • National Security
  • NATO
(401) 856-5319
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Kathleen Walsh

Associate Professor

Department

National Security Affairs

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Policy
(401) 856-5339
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