
Areas of Expertise
Conflict Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Regional Expertise: Middle East, Regional Expertise: Horn of Africa, Regional Expertise: Central and South Asia, Civil-military relations in complex operations areas, Terrorism and Insurgency, Analysis and Conflict Assessment, Program Design and Technical Advising

Jon Alterman
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy (CSIS)
Director, Middle East Program (CSIS)
Ph.D., Harvard University
Areas of Expertise

Fulton Armstrong
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior Fellow, American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
BS, Linguistics, BA, Spanish, Georgetown University
Areas of Expertise

The Hon. James E. Baker
Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law
Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
Professor, Law, College of Law
J.D., Yale Law School, 1990

James-Christian Blockwood
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Executive Vice President, Partnership for Public Service
M.B.A., Johns Hopkins University
Areas of Expertise

Bennett Caplan
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
President, Global Management Trade Services
Head of Secretariat, FIVS
MALD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Areas of Expertise

Christopher Casey
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Analyst of International Trade and Finance Section, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division of the Congressional Research Service
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Areas of Expertise

James Cunningham
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Israel and the United Nations
B.A., Syracuse University
Areas of Expertise

Robert Daly
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Director, Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
M.A., Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Areas of Expertise

Bejoy Das Gupta
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Chief Economist, eCurrency
D.Phil., Christ Church (Oxford)
Areas of Expertise

Paul Fekete
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior International Trade Advisor, USAID
MA, Johns Hopkins University
Areas of Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Human rights, supply chain, clean energy transition, trade, labor rights

Philip French
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Chair of International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS), U.S. Department of State
Part-time Coordinator, Department of State’s Political Military Action Team
B.A., University of California, Riverside, 1978
Areas of Expertise

Andrew Friedman
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
Areas of Expertise
Human rights, transitional justice, international development, governance, constitutional and legal reform, rule of law, Africa

Nayyera Haq
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

William Hederman
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior Advisor, QCoeffecient
Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania's Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Areas of Expertise
Defense and security, counterterrorism and homeland security, human rights, civil society

LeAnne Howard
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
M.S., United States Naval War College
M.P.S., George Washington University
MBA, Fairfield University
*Expected Doctorate (Prof) 2023, Cardiff Metropolitan University (NATO)
Areas of Expertise

Nina Jankowicz
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Fellow, Wilson Center, affiliated with the Kennan Institute and the Science and Technology Innovation Program
Areas of Expertise

Lionel C. Johnson
Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Melinda Kimble
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior Vice President, UN Foundation
M.P.A., Harvard University
Areas of Expertise

Natalie Koch
Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Geography and the Environment Department
Director, Central Asia and the Caucasus Initiative
Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program
Areas of Expertise

Stephen Lennon
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Overall Site Coordinator, International Organization for Migration
M.A., University of Rhode Island; M.A., Columbia University
Areas of Expertise

Kun-Chin (KC) Lin
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Areas of Expertise
Regional Expertise: China, Regional Expertise: Asia, Regional Expertise: Eurasia, Space Industry, Maritime Security, Eurasian Geopolitics, Energy Policy, Transport Infrastructure Development, Asian Regionalism, Chinese Politics and Economic Development

Sean McFate
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Professor, The National Defense University, College of International Security Affairs
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council
Ph.D., London School of Economics (LSE)
Areas of Expertise

Kathleen McInnis
Adjunct Faculty, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Specialist in International Security, Congressional Research Service
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Transatlantic Security Initiative and Forward Defense Practice
Ph.D., Department of War Studies, King’s College London.



Robert B. Murrett
Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Deputy Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law
Areas of Expertise

Sean O'Keefe
University Professor
Phanstiel Chair in Leadership
Distinguished Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
Areas of Expertise

Kristen Patel
Professor of Practice, Policy Studies
Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs
Maxwell Advisory Board Member
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
Areas of Expertise

Barbara Petzen
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Director, Training Initiatives, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Director, Middle East Connections
Ed.M., University of Illinois
Areas of Expertise

Shawn Powers
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Chief Strategy Officer, U.S. Agency for Global Media
Ph.D., University of Southern California

Sara Reckless
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior Transition Advisor, USAID Office of Transition Initiatives
M.A., The Fletcher School
Areas of Expertise

Tammy Schultz
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Director of National Security and Professor of Strategic Studies, U.S. Marine Corps War College
Ph.D., Georgetown University
Areas of Expertise
National strategy, defense, geopolitics, civilian instruments of power, civilian-military relations, counterinsurgency, ethnic conflict and civil war, ground forces, stability and reconstruction operations

Michael Shurkin
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Director of Global Programs, 14 North Strategies
Founder and President of Shurbros Global Strategies
Ph.D., Yale University

Danica Starks
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior U.S. Commercial Liaison and Advisor to the U.S. Executive Director, World Bank
Head of the Commerce Department’s Multilateral Development Bank Group
Areas of Expertise


Margaret Talev
Kramer Director, Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
Professor of Practice, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications


Alex Wagner
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2005

Julie Werbel
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
M.A., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy


Michael J. Williams
Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Director, International Relations, M.A.
Director, Executive Master of Arts in International Relations
Director, International Affairs Seminar Series, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies

Erol Yayboke
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Director and Senior Fellow, Project on Fragility and Mobility
M.P.A., LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, Austin