Russell A. Burgos
Dr. Russell A. Burgos teaches in the Joint Special Operations Master of Arts program of the National Defense University at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He was formerly a Lecturer in UCLA's Global Studies and Middle East and North African Studies programs and has also taught at Claremont McKenna College, Pepperdine University, and the University of Southern California. He earned Master's and Ph.D. degrees from UCLA's Political Science Department and a master's degree in National Security Policy Studies from The George Washington University.
In conjunction with UCLA's Center for Middle East Development, he formerly directed the Middle East Military-Security Program at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation (IGCC) for five years, facilitating dialog between senior military officers from the Near and Middle East. In that role, he developed close working relationships with senior military leaders from Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, and Yemen, as well as from European and NATO allies including Britain, France, Hungary, Italy, and Turkey.
A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Professor Burgos spent 18 years in the United States Army, in both active duty and reserve component assignments, in Signal, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations units. In Iraq, he was responsible for overseeing communications, current intelligence, and civil-military operations for a combat aviation battalion.
Professor Burgos has published in scholarly journals, edited volumes, research encyclopedias, has given invited presentations on strategic security matters to Army and Marine Corps operational units on both coasts, and has provided commentary in major newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Washington Post. He has provided expert commentary on regional security matters for local and national television and radio news, for Voice of America, and for television and film productions.
In conjunction with UCLA's Center for Middle East Development, he formerly directed the Middle East Military-Security Program at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation (IGCC) for five years, facilitating dialog between senior military officers from the Near and Middle East. In that role, he developed close working relationships with senior military leaders from Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, and Yemen, as well as from European and NATO allies including Britain, France, Hungary, Italy, and Turkey.
A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Professor Burgos spent 18 years in the United States Army, in both active duty and reserve component assignments, in Signal, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations units. In Iraq, he was responsible for overseeing communications, current intelligence, and civil-military operations for a combat aviation battalion.
Professor Burgos has published in scholarly journals, edited volumes, research encyclopedias, has given invited presentations on strategic security matters to Army and Marine Corps operational units on both coasts, and has provided commentary in major newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Washington Post. He has provided expert commentary on regional security matters for local and national television and radio news, for Voice of America, and for television and film productions.