Roy Godson | |
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![]() Roy Godson | |
Occupation | Professor emeritus of government at Georgetown University |
Notable work | Dezinformatsia: 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.
Godson graduated with a PhD from Columbia University, with a focus on international politics and national security.[1][2][3]
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]