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Introduction	I am a professor and Director of the Undergraduate Intelligence Studies Program at American Military University, where I am able to use my personal experiences to benefit my students. I have extensive experience in the Middle East, serving most recently as a senior intelligence/policy adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior in Baghdad. I also have experience as a senior counter-terrorism analyst in Washington D.C. and in the military. I have authored numerous essays and other writings with subjects ranging from foreign policy and violent militias to terrorist methodologies, private security companies in war, and the use of intelligence within the Middle East. My expertise has been quoted in the Washington Post, London Times, NPR, ABC Nightly News, and other worldwide media outlets.

Introduction

I am a professor and Director of the Undergraduate Intelligence Studies Program at American Military University, where I am able to use my personal experiences to benefit my students. I have extensive experience in the Middle East, serving most recently as a senior intelligence/policy adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior in Baghdad. I also have experience as a senior counter-terrorism analyst in Washington D.C. and in the military. I have authored numerous essays and other writings with subjects ranging from foreign policy and violent militias to terrorist methodologies, private security companies in war, and the use of intelligence within the Middle East. My expertise has been quoted in the Washington Post, London Times, NPR, ABC Nightly News, and other worldwide media outlets.