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Rick Russell Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Justice, Law & Criminology

Contact
Rick Russell
SPA | General Academics & Research
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Degrees
Ph.D. Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
M.A. International Affairs, Â鶹´«Ã½
B.A. Economics, Union College

Bio
Russell is Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at the Â鶹´«Ã½'s School of Public Affairs where he teaches a seminar on terrorism and Â鶹´«Ã½ national security policy. He also has an appointment at the School of International Service where he teaches a graduate course in security studies.

Russell started his career in national security as a political-military analyst on the Middle East for the Central Intelligence Agency. After earning a Ph.D. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, Russell accepted an appointment as Professor of National Security Affairs at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. He also held research and teaching appointments at Georgetown University's Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Russell is the author of three books--to include Sharpening Strategic Intelligence published by Cambridge University Press--and dozens of commentaries, journal articles and book chapters.
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • JLC-673 Seminar on Nat'l Security Pol

Spring 2025

  • JLC-673 Seminar on Nat'l Security Pol