Michael P. Noonan

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Senior Fellow - National Security Program

Research Areas:

US Defense Policy, Civil-Military Relations, Irregular Warfare

Dr. Michael P. Noonan is a Senior Fellow in the National Security Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. His current research focuses on civil-military relations, indirect approaches and strategy (particularly as they relate to political and irregular warfare), the roles and missions of the U.S. military, and transnational foreign fighters.

A former Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, in 2006- 2007 he served on a Military Transition Team (MiTT) with an Iraqi light infantry battalion in and around the northern city of Tal`Afar. Among other professional affiliations, he is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a fellow of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and has consulted for the Institute for Defense Analyses.

He holds a PhD in political science from Loyola University Chicago and is also a graduate of the University of Scranton and Creighton University. Dr. Noonan has taught at American University, Haverford College, Loyola University Chicago, and Swarthmore College. His writing has appeared in outlets such as The American Interest, the Journal of Deradicalization, Parameters, Orbis, U.S. News and World Report’s World Report blog, and War on the Rocks.


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