Briana List teaches international affairs in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point. An active-duty US Army Civil Affairs Officer, she previously deployed to Georgia under Special Operations Command Europe and served as an instructor at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. She holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Her research interests include civilian participation in comprehensive defense, the politics of post-Soviet states, and irregular warfare.