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Caitlin McCulloch is a Political Scientist at RAND Corporation and Professor of Policy Analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. She specializes in security cooperation, information warfare, climate change impacts on conflict, and Eastern European geopolitics. Her work integrates empirical research on defense policy, alliance dynamics, and disinformation campaigns. McCulloch holds a Ph.D. in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in China and Asia-Pacific Studies/Government from Cornell University.
Her research emphasizes strategic implications of climate change, evaluating how environmental shifts amplify political instability and conflict risks. She has analyzed U.S. alliances' vulnerability to entanglement in conflicts, assessed Department of Homeland Security counter-violence efforts, and explored military operational challenges such as equine welfare in ceremonial units. McCulloch also examines Truth Decay's corrosive effects on national security decision-making, advocating for evidence-based policy frameworks.
Her recent work includes developing U.S. Air Force information warfare strategies and evaluating Russian strategic communication campaigns. McCulloch's interdisciplinary approach bridges political science, military strategy, and environmental studies, with publications in Research and Politics, Lawfare, and Political Violence at a Glance. She previously served as a Peace Corps Volunteer and Fulbright researcher in Georgia, informing her focus on post-Soviet regional security dynamics.
