Bio (full):

Dr. John A. Pennell is a contractor with the U.S. Department of War’s (DoW) Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) as Editor-in-Chief of PRISM: The Journal of Complex Operations and as an Instructor, Curriculum Developer, and Senior Practitioner. He’s a Research Fellow with Arizona State University’s (ASU) Future Security Initiative and Professor of Practice with ASU’s School of Politics and Global Studies; a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Global & National Security Institute (GNSI) at the University of South Florida (USF); a Non-Resident Fellow with the Irregular Warfare Institute (IWI)-Europe Program; and a Senior Diplomacy Fellow with Narrative-Strategies. Dr. Pennell is also a guest speaker and lecturer on information operations, hybrid warfare, and new technologies with U.S. and international universities, the U.S. State Department, and U.S. professional military education institutions. He’s a published author, including a 2024 book on Russia’s irregular activities in Syria and Ukraine. He holds a PhD from King’s College London and masters degrees from the National War College and American University. Lastly, Dr. Pennell is a retired US Senior Foreign Service Officer (Minister-Counselor rank) with 20+ years of field experience in all regions of the world including in active combat and/or hybrid warfare zones.