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Roy Godson
Roy Godson
Roy Godson
OccupationProfessor emeritus of government at Georgetown University
Notable workDezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy

Roy Godson (born 1942) is an academic and scholar within the fields of

international politics and national security, and a professor emeritus at Georgetown University
.

Education

Godson graduated with a PhD from

international politics and national security.[1][2][3]

Career

He is a Georgetown University emeritus professor of government.[4][5][6]

Godson testified before the United States House of Representatives, United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, as an expert on violence in Central America.[5] He testified before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in 2017, to give background on the Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[7]

He has served as president of the National Strategy Information Center, Washington, D.C.[8][9][10]

Godson has authored and edited multiple books on covert operations and intelligence, including: Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy,[11] Dirty Tricks or Trump Cards,[12] and Comparing Foreign Intelligence.[13]

Books

  • Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy, with Richard H. Shultz.[14]
  • Intelligence Requirements for the 1980s: Analysis and Estimates,[15]
  • Dirty Tricks or Trump Cards: U.S. Counterintelligence and Covert Action,[16]

References

  1. ^ "Roy Godson", General Profile, Georgetown University, 2017, retrieved June 3, 2017
  2. ISBN 978-0896330313
  3. ISBN 978-0822972297
  4. ISBN 978-0230221260
  5. ^ a b Violence in Central America: briefing and hearing before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, vol. 81–84, United States House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, June 26, 2007, p. 55
  6. ISBN 978-0896082953
  7. ^ Godson, Roy (March 30, 2017), "Disinformation: A Primer in Russian Active Measures and Influence Campaigns" (PDF), Written Testimony of Roy Godson to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Open Hearing, March 30, 2017, United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate
  8. ISBN 978-1614992714
  9. ISBN 978-0896084179
  10. ISBN 978-0714651569
  11. ISBN 978-0080315737
  12. ISBN 9780765806994
  13. ISBN 978-0080347028
  14. JSTOR 1955991
    .
  15. JSTOR 20040674
    .
  16. JSTOR 20047325
    .

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