Craig A. Whiteside
U.S. Naval War College resident program, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943
Email: cawhites@nps.edu
Phone: (831) 656-2743
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/craigwhiteside/home
Current Duties
Professor, National Security Affairs, US Naval War College (since 2013)
Adjunct Professor, Non-proliferation and Terrorism Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at Monterey (since 2018)
Associate Editor, Perspectives on Terrorism (since 2020)
Associate Editor, Small Wars and Insurgencies (since 2020)
Editorial Board, Terrorism and Political Violence (since 2025)
Editorial Board, Counterterrorism Exchange (CTX), Naval Postgraduate School (since 2017)
Associate Fellow, Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups, Newport, RI (since 2016)
Associate Fellow, International Centre for Counter Terrorism – The Hague (since 2016)
Associate Fellow, George Washington University Program on Extremism (since 2019)
Member, RESOLVE Network Research Advisory Council, USIP, Washington D.C. (since 2019)
Education
Ph.D. Political Science, Washington State University, 2014. Dissertation: “The Smiling, Scented Men: The Political Worldview and Strategy of the Islamic State of Iraq, 2003-2013.”
United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, 2004
M.A., Leadership and Counseling, Long Island University, 2000
B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point, 1991
Awards
Naval War College Excellence in Research Award (competitive, selected by committee for top research program in last five years), 2022
Second Place, MacArthur Writing Award, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2004