John Rose

LTC John Rose, USA, holds a faculty position as Professor at the National Intelligence University’s Strategic Intelligence Program while pursuing a Ph.D. in International Studies at Old Dominion University. His career spans military service, intelligence roles, and academic teaching. He transitioned his Army career field to Strategic Intelligence after completing graduate studies at the Institute of World Politics (IWP) and National Intelligence University (NIU).

Education: B.A. via ROTC; M.A. in Strategic Intelligence from NIU; current Ph.D. candidate at Old Dominion University focusing on International Political Economy & Development and International Relations & U.S. Foreign Policy.

Research interests center on strategic intelligence, statecraft integration, and the intersection of military and diplomatic instruments. His fieldwork includes managing chemical weapons destruction logistics in Cyprus (UN/OPCW) and advising senior Army leadership. He emphasizes the Western moral tradition’s role in national security, drawing from IWP’s scholar-practitioner model.

Future goals include teaching strategic intelligence officers at NIU and advocating for special needs communities. His career reflects a lifelong commitment to bridging academic rigor with practical statecraft application.