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Vanya Eftimova Bellinger faculty photo

Vanya Eftimova Bellinger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Europe
  • Information Operations
  • Military Theory
  • Policy
  • Women, Peace, and Security
(401) 856-5410
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Shahin Berenji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Policy
  • Russia
(401) 856-5389
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Scott Brickner

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Surface Warfare
(401) 856-5407
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James B. Combs

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Aerospace
  • Air Defense
  • Command and Control
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Europe
  • Military Planning
  • Weapon Systems
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Craig Connor

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
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Jeff DeMarco

Military Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Arctic
  • Counterterrorism
  • GWOT
  • Homeland Security
  • Leadership
  • Mine Warfare
  • NATO
  • Security Cooperation
  • WMD
(401) 856-5371
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Michael Aaron Dennis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Military Technology
  • Nuclear
  • Weapon Systems
  • WWII
(401) 856-5397
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Frank "Scott" Douglas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • Deterrence
  • GWOT
  • Intel
  • Iraq
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Military Theory
(401) 856-5383
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John F. Garofano, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • Indian Ocean
  • International Relations
  • Korean War
  • National Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Vietnam War
(401) 856-5380
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Marc A. Genest, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • COIN
  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • GWOT
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • National Security
  • Revolutionary War
(401) 856-5369
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Josh Hammond

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Air Defense
  • Air Warfare
(401) 856-5404
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Michael E. Hicks, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • Information Operations
  • National Security
  • Taiwan
(401) 856-3593
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James R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • A2/AD
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Desert Storm
  • Diplomacy
  • Geopolitics
  • Indian Ocean
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Strategy
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Timothy D. Hoyt, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • COIN
  • Counterterrorism
  • India
  • Indian Ocean
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Middle East
  • Military Theory
  • Nuclear
  • Pakistan
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5375
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Burak Kadercan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil War
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Counterterrorism
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Middle East
  • Revolutionary War
  • Terrorism
(401) 856-5391
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Heidi Elizabeth Lane, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Counterterrorism
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Islamic Studies
  • Middle East
  • Syria
  • Terrorism
  • Women, Peace, and Security
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Ryan Logan

Director

Capt., U.S. Navy

Department

Naval Staff College

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Joint Operations
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Operational Warfare
  • Search and Rescue
(401) 856-5231
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John H. Maurer, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Deterrence
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Maritime History
  • Maritime Strategy
  • National Security
  • WWI
  • WWII
(401) 856-5388
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Patrick M. McCarthy, Jr.

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Army

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Special Operations
(401) 856-5401
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Kevin D. McCranie, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Maritime History
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Theory
  • War of 1812
(401) 856-5406
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Kenneth Lee Meyer

Military Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • Leadership
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Jim Murray

Military Professor

Capt., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • HA/DR
  • Joint Operations
  • Operational Warfare
  • Pakistan
  • Security Cooperation
(401) 856-5362
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Nicholas J. Myers, Ph.D.

Fellow

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • Military Theory
  • NATO
  • Russia
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-5367
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Matthew P. Nischwitz

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Army

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • Ethics
  • Joint Operations
  • JPME
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning
(401) 856-5411
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Timothy D. O'Brien

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Air Warfare
  • Counterdrug Operations
  • HA/DR
  • Search and Rescue
(401) 856-5376
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Jonathan M. O'Gorman

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Amphibious Warfare
  • Artillery
  • Ground Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Iraq
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • WWII
(401) 856-5370
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Sarah C. M. Paine, Ph.D.

University Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • Japan
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Russia
  • WWII
(401) 856-5372
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Michelle Paranzino, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Counterdrug Operations
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • Intel
  • International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Latin America
  • Russia
  • United Nations
(401) 856-5395
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Michael F. Pavkovic, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Europe
(401) 856-5374
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Daniel R. Post, Ph.D.

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear
(401) 856-5378
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Timothy R. Powledge

Military Professor

Col., U.S. Marine Corps

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • Joint Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operational Warfare
  • Wargaming
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Luis R. Rivera

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Army

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe
  • Ground Warfare
  • GWOT
  • Iraq
  • Middle East
  • Military Planning
  • Military Theory
  • Policy
  • Wargaming
(401) 856-5390
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Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Japan
  • Korean War
  • WWII
(401) 856-5408
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George D. Satterfield, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • COIN
  • Diplomacy
  • Europe
  • Irregular Warfare
  • Military Theory
  • NATO
  • Revolutionary War
(401) 856-5394
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Michael C. Shaw, Ph.D.

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Army

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Aerospace
  • Air Warfare
  • Operational Warfare
(401) 856-5405
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Daniel J. Sieben, J.D.

Military Professor

Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Afghanistan
  • Conflict Resolution
  • GWOT
  • Joint Operations
  • Leadership
  • National Security
  • UAVs/Drones
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David R. Stone, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • India
  • Russia
  • WWI
  • WWII
(401) 856-5399
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Robert L. Stone, Ph.D.

Fellow

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Europe
(401) 856-5392
Matthew Sweeney faculty photo

Matthew Sweeney

Military Professor

Cmdr., U.S. Navy

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Deterrence
  • Military Planning
  • Submarine Warfare
(401) 856-5368
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Anand Toprani, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Diplomacy
  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • Maritime Strategy
  • Military Theory
  • National Security
  • WWI
  • WWII
(401) 856-5402
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Jesse C. Tumblin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Diplomacy
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Maritime History
  • Security Cooperation
  • WWI
(401) 856-5403
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Marybeth Peterson Ulrich, Ph.D.

Chair

Col., U.S. Air Force, Retired

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Europe
  • International Relations
  • Security Cooperation
(401) 856-5361
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Andrew R. Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor

Department

Strategy and Policy Department

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Maritime History
  • Military Theory
  • South China Sea
(401) 856-5381
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