Lecturer of International Relations and Strategic Studies – University of Reading, UK

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.
Other employment:
– Assistant Professor at Missouri State University, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Springfield, MO (August 2001 to January 2007). Duties: teaching courses on a wide range of topics related to strategic studies, supervising Master’s theses, and conducting research.
– 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.
– 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. Responsibilities including authorship of reports, research, and assisting with the organization of workshops and events.
– 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.
– 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.
– 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.

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

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