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<\/a>Lecturer of International Relations and Strategic Studies – University of Reading, UK<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/em>Dale Walton is Lecturer of International Relations and Strategic Studies at University of Reading (February 2007-present) and researcher Department of Politics and International Relations, Reading, UK. He is specialized in topics related to strategic studies and international politics.
\nOther employment:
\n– Assistant Professor at Missouri State University, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Springfield, MO (August 2001 to January 2007).\u00a0 Duties: teaching courses on a wide range of topics related to strategic studies, supervising Master\u2019s theses, and conducting research.
\n– Senior Analyst at National Institute for Public Policy, Fairfax, VA (April 2000 to July 2001). Duties: research and authorship of reports on a wide variety of issues relating to national security, including the status of US nuclear forces; briefing senior officials on research findings; providing onsite support to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
\n– Senior Program Analyst at Logicon Syscon, Inc., Newport, RI (January 2000 to March 2000). Duties: proving onsite support to the Decision Strategies Department and the Asia-Pacific Studies Group at the US Naval War College.\u00a0 Responsibilities including authorship of reports, research, and assisting with the organization of workshops and events.
\n– Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Hull, Hull, UK (September 1996 to September 1997). Duties: teaching tutorial seminars, lecturing, and grading of student exam papers.
\n– Logistics Management Specialist at United States Navy, NAVSEA Command, Crystal City, VA (May 1995 to October 1995). Duties: analysis of long-term issues in USN logistics procurement, particularly areas relevant to the Program Executive Office, Theater Air Defense; briefing superiors on the current status of logistics procurement programs.
\n– Consultant at The Franklin Group, Washington, DC (January 1995 to May 1995). Duties: summary and analysis of Congressional hearings; research and analysis of long-term military procurement issues.<\/p>\n

Publications
\n– Grand Strategy and the Presidency:\u00a0 Foreign Policy, War, and the American Role in the World, Strategy and History series (London and New York: Routledge, forthcoming 2011); manuscript in press.
\n– With David Jordan, James Kiras, David Lonsdale, Ian Speller, and Chris Tuck, Understanding Modern Warfare (Cambridge, UK:\u00a0 Cambridge University Press, 2008).
\n– Geopolitics and the Great Powers in the 21st Century:\u00a0 Multipolarity and the Revolution in Strategic Perspective, Geopolitical Theory series (London and New York:\u00a0 Routledge, 2007).
\n– The Myth of Inevitable US Defeat in Vietnam, Strategy and History series (London and Portland, OR:\u00a0 Frank Cass, 2002).<\/p>\n

Education
\n– University of Hull, Hull, UK (October 1995 to February 1999).
\nDegree granted:\u00a0 PhD, Department of Politics and Asian Studies
\nDissertation title:\u00a0 Victory Denied:\u00a0 The Myth of Inevitable American Defeat in Vietnam.
\n– Missouri State University, Springfield, MO (August 1993 to December 1994).
\nDegree granted:\u00a0 Master of Science, Defense and Strategic Studies
\nThesis title: A Legacy of Empire:\u00a0 Russian Imperialism and the Survival of the Ukrainian State.
\n– University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (August 1989 to May 1993).
\nDegree granted:\u00a0 Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude.
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