Donald Abenheim
Associate Professor; Civil-Military Relations
History of war in Europe; Politics and society in Central Europe; Germany, 1648-present Naazeen H. Barma
Assistant Professor
Political economy of development; East and Southeast Asia; post-conflict state- and democracy-building; political economy of natural resources; governance and institutional reform; international organizations; emerging economics and global order. Anne Marie Baylouny
Associate Professor
Comparative politics and political economy; Middle East and North Africa; Social movements, protest, and terrorism; Political Islam Thomas C. Bruneau
Distinguished Professor of National Security Affairs; Program Manager for Latin America; Academic Liaison
Civil-military relations; Latin America Anshu Chatterjee
Lecturer
South Asia, religious and ethnic movements, center-state relations, media and politics Victoria Clement
Assistant Professor
Central Asia; Turkey; Civil society; Politics and education; Caspian Sea security Anne L. Clunan
Associate Professor; Associate Chair for Research; Director, Center for Contemporary Conflict
International institutions; Emerging security threats; Globalization and governance; Sovereignty; Post-conflict reconstruction and humanitarian assistance; International law and organization; Russia and the former Soviet Union Erik Dahl
Assistant Professor
Intelligence; Terrorism; Security studies; National security policy; International relations theory Zachary S. Davis
Visiting Research Professor
Intelligence; WMD proliferation; South Asia Ken R. Dombroski
Lecturer
Peace operations; Conflict in the Middle East, Civil-military relations, Intelligence sector reform; U.S. national security policy and strategy Sophal Ear
Assistant Professor
Comparative politics and political economy of development; Southeast Asia; Post-conflict reconstruction (particularly Cambodia); Aid effectiveness and governance Colonel Gary Espinas, USA
US Army Foreign Area Officer Chair and Senior Army Representative Scott Field
Affiliated Scholar
Middle East; International Relations Ryan Gingeras
Assistant Professor
Turkey and the Ottoman Empire; South Balkans; Middle East; the North Caucasus; Empire and comparative world history; Organized crime and the drug trade Michael Glosny
Assistant Professor
Chinese foreign and security policy; Rising powers and international order; Grand Strategies of great powers; U.S. alliances in East Asia; U.S. naval strategy; Social implications of China’s rapid economic development Mohammed M. Hafez
Associate Professor, Associate Chair of Instruction, Chair of Doctoral Committee
Politics of the Middle East and North Africa; Islamic social movements; Jihadism; Terrorism and suicide bombings; Radicalization Carolyn Halladay
Senior Lecturer
Central Europe, Public Law Maiah Jaskoski
Assistant Professor
Latin American politics; Comparative politics; Military roles; State-society relations; and Theories of organization CAPT Scott E. Jasper, USN
Chief Operating Officer and Lecturer, Center for Civil-Military Relations
Military transformation; Joint command and control; Force application Thomas H. Johnson
Research Professor
South and Central Asia; Asymmetric conflict; WMD proliferation; Peace operations and peacekeeping; Modeling and simulation Abbas Kadhim
Assistant Professor
Islamic history and politics; Iraq; Middle East history and politics; Political theory. S. Paul Kapur
Professor
Nuclear weapons proliferation; Deterrence; Ethno-religious violence; South Asian security BRIG Feroz Khan, Pakistan Army (ret.)
Visiting Professor
South Asia politics, security, and arms control Jeffrey Knopf
Senior Lecturer
Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation; Public opinion and foreign policy; Theories of learning and cooperation in international relations Letitia Lawson
Senior Lecturer
African politics Sandra R. Leavitt
Associate Director of Institutional Relations, Center on Contemporary Conflict; Assistant Research Professor
Social mobilization and contentious politics; Southeast Asia; Policymaking in developing states; Muslim minorities and state-minority relations Ted Lewis
Professor
Critical infrastructure protection; Information technology Robert E. Looney
Associate Chair for Instruction; Professor
Economic intelligence; Economics of national security; Economics of terrorism Tristan James Mabry
Assistant Research Professor; Executive Director, Joint Foreign Area Officer Skills Sustainment Pilot Program (JFSSPP)
Nationalism and ethnic conflict; Muslim states and societies; Eurasia; Language and identity politics Michael S. Malley
Lecturer
Southeast Asia; Indonesian politics; Democratization; State formation, failure and survival; Causes and consequences of decentralization; Domestic politics and regional security in Southeast Asia; Nuclear nonproliferation Alice Lyman Miller
Senior Lecturer
Chinese history, politics, and foreign policy James (Clay) Moltz
Associate Professor
Space security; missile defense; nuclear proliferation/nonproliferation; Russian and Northeast Asian security; international relations theory; and U.S. national security policy. Daniel Moran
Professor and Chairman
International and Military History; Environmental and Energy Security; Europe; Middle East; International Law Rodrigo Nieto-Gómez
Assistant Research Professor
Homeland Security, Strategic Thinking and North America Jessica Piombo
Associate Professor; Regional Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa; and Co-Director, RSEP Planning and Content
African politics, specializing in Southern and South Africa; Comparative politics; Democratization and democratic consolidation; Political institutions; Electoral systems Douglas Porch
Professor
European politics and security; Small wars and insurgencies; Security building; Imperialism and war in Asia Maria Rasmussen
Associate Professor; Academic Associate for Security Studies
Terrorism; Counter-terrorism; Civil protection Dirk Hans Rogalski
Visiting Lecturer
European and German Security and Defense Policy; NATO/EU Joint and Air Doctrine; NATO/EU Defense and Force Planning; NATO/EU Operational Planning; Interoperability and Standardization; European Defense Industries and Military Procurement; Transatlantic Relations. James A. Russell
Associate Professor
Persian Gulf policy and security; U.S. security strategy in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East; Nuclear strategy; Proliferation of WMD; Transformation and defense strategy Zachary Shore
Associate Professor
International history; Strategy and policy; European security; Terrorism; Islam; Realism Arturo C. Sotomayor
Assistant Professor
Civil-military relations; Latin America; Peacekeeping operations; Comparative foreign policy; International organizations Robert Springborg
Professor
Political economy of the Middle East; Governmental institutions and processes; Democratization; European-Middle Eastern relation Harold A. Trinkunas
Associate Professor
Democratization; Civil-military relations; Comparative politics Mikhail Tsypkin
Associate Professor
Russian politics and security policy; the Russian navy Christopher P. Twomey
Associate Professor
Theories of international relations and security studies; Strategic culture; Perception; Military innovation; East Asian security; Chinese foreign and military policy; Chinese political and social development Guido E. de la Vega
Lecturer
Spanish language; Latin American politics Robert Weiner
Assistant Professor
Japan; East Asia; Comparative politics, political parties and elections; Democratic institutions and constitutional engineering; Research methods James J. Wirtz
Dean, School of International Graduate Studies (SIGS); Professor
Nuclear strategy and counterproliferation; Intelligence; International relations theory David S. Yost
Professor
NATO; European security; U.S. national security policy; Nuclear deterrence; Missile defense; Arms control; Political philosophy; International relations theory | 
A substantial number of faculty members in the NPS National Security Affairs department participate in Center on Contemporary Conflict activities and rely on the CCC for research support.