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Areas Of Expertise

American Politics

Defense Planning

U.S. National Security Strategy

Affiliated Programs

Space Policy Initiative

U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Program

Lamont Colucci

Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs

Lamont Colucci is a Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council. He is currently on leave while serving in the U.S. Government. A Full Professor of Politics and Government at Ripon College, Dr. Colucci has experience as a professional diplomat at the U.S. Department of State. At Ripon, he is the coordinator of the National Security Studies program and teaches courses on national security, foreign policy, intelligence, terrorism, and international relations. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a doctorate in politics from the University of London, England.

Dr. Colucci is an occasional columnist for the Washington Times, National Review, Weekly Standard, and Defense News, among other publications. He is also Senior Advisor in National Security for Contingent Security, and is Advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs to the NATO-oriented Conference of Defence Associations Institute.

Related Publications

December 1, 2022 | Book

The United States Space Force: Space, Grand Strategy, and U.S. National Security

July 20, 2021 | Article

Great Power Strategic Competition on Earth and in Space

August 26, 2020 | Policy Paper

The Case for Space Development

May 4, 2020 | Article

What Russia is up to in Syria

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