Ian Ona Johnson

Ian Ona Johnson is the P. J. Moran Family Associate Professor of Military History at the University of Notre Dame, where he has taught since 2019. He serves as co-director of the International Security Studies minor and is a principal member of the Notre Dame International Security Center.

He earned his Ph.D. in History from Ohio State University.

Johnson's research centers on military history with emphasis on World War II, war origins, peace maintenance, and technology-diplomacy intersections. His expertise spans European and Russian military affairs, reflected in courses like "The Road to War, 1919-1941" and "The Second World War: A Global History".

His scholarly recognition includes:

• Society for Military History's 2022 Distinguished Book Award for The Faustian Bargain: Secret Soviet-German Military Cooperation in the Interwar Period

Research funding has been secured from:

• Fulbright-Hays Program
• H.F. Guggenheim Foundation
• Smith Richardson Foundation
• Bradley Foundation
• Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts
• American in the World Consortium
• Truman Library Institute

As co-director of the International Security Studies minor, Johnson advises students while contributing to public discourse through media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and NPR. He collaborates with scholars at the Notre Dame International Security Center on global security research.