Dr. Bernard I. Finel returned to the National War College Faculty in 2010 after four years as a Senior Fellow and Director of Research at the American Security Project (ASP) where he conducted research on counter-terrorism and defense policy. He was the lead author of ASP's annual report, "Are We Winning? Measuring Progress in the Struggle against Violent Jihadism."
Prior to joining ASP, Dr. Finel was a professor of military strategy and operations at the U.S. National War College from 2004 to 2006. From 1994 to 2004, he held various positions at Georgetown University, most notably as Executive Director of the Security Studies Program and Center for Peace and Security Studies from 2001 to 2004. He was also on the visiting faculty of the School of Foreign Service and a member of the core faculty of the M.A. Program in Security Studies.
Dr. Finel has published widely on international politics and security. He is co-author and co-editor of two books. Power and Conflict in the Age of Transparency (2000) was one of the first volumes to systematically examine the influence of increasing international transparency on international security. Ultimate Security: Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (2003) highlighted the challenges to the non-proliferation regime and stressed the ineffectiveness of the U.S. government's response to the issue. His research has been published in the journals Security Studies, International Security, Aerospace Power Journal, International Studies Quarterly, National Security Studies Quarterly, Armed Forces Journal and World Affairs.
Dr. Finel is a frequent media commentator on international developments. Dr. Finel received his B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University and holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University.
FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE: Use of force; Terrorism and Irregular Warfare; Civil-Military Relations
REGIONAL EXPERTISE: N/A
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