Naz Azizian Ph.D.
Dr. Naz Azizian works at the Office of the Secretary Defense, U.S. Pentagon, where she has oversight of a multi-billion portfolio of ground-based weapons. During the course of her career, she has served in various roles at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security overseeing Military Intelligence Programs. Naz also instructs a graduate level course at Georgetown University that explores and analyzes salient national security challenges facing the United States, including the rise of China, Russia’s growing geopolitical ambitions, Iranian and North Korean nuclear ambitions, cyber as the “fifth domain” of international conflict, transnational terrorism, and the regional rivalry with Iran.
Dr. Azizian completed a National Security Fellowship at Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government. Her research examined why the U.S. post-Cold War foreign policy has largely been unsuccessful in achieving U.S. objectives while engaged in regional conflicts of terrorism. Further, her research focused on improving U.S. foreign policy on the “war on terror” through a set of robust policy recommendations.
Dr. Azizian holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The George Washington University.Dr. Azizian earned her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the George Washington University.
Dr. Azizian completed a National Security Fellowship at Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government. Her research examined why the U.S. post-Cold War foreign policy has largely been unsuccessful in achieving U.S. objectives while engaged in regional conflicts of terrorism. Further, her research focused on improving U.S. foreign policy on the “war on terror” through a set of robust policy recommendations.
Dr. Azizian holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The George Washington University.Dr. Azizian earned her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the George Washington University.
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As opposed to engaging the U.S. military as a last resort, U.S. foreign policy must identify the proper military dimension of the threat, and tailor the military dimension of the solution in the context of a more balanced and integrative approach that uses all the tools of national power.When U.S. military force is used, it should be employed in ways that guarantees high probability of success, in accordance with law of armed conflict, and is considered as part of an integrated political as well as military approach.
The United States must continue to secure its interests globally and employ its military when necessary to protect and defend its homeland and the American people. The U.S. should never forgo its aspirations to expand democracy, reinforce human rights, and promote free market capitalism. To meet our foreign policy objectives, however, the U.S. must exert effective diplomacy, modestly apply financial aid, employ the U.S. military, as necessary, as part of an integrated and coherent strategy, and ensure that the U.S. civilian and military lines of effort are effectively coordinated. The U.S. foreign policy must recognize America’s limits with humility based on its current restrained resource environment, emerging global threats, and rising challenges inside and outside its borders.
As opposed to engaging the U.S. military as a last resort, U.S. foreign policy must identify the proper military dimension of the threat, and tailor the military dimension of the solution in the context of a more balanced and integrative approach that uses all the tools of national power.When U.S. military force is used, it should be employed in ways that guarantees high probability of success, in accordance with law of armed conflict, and is considered as part of an integrated political as well as military approach.
The United States must continue to secure its interests globally and employ its military when necessary to protect and defend its homeland and the American people. The U.S. should never forgo its aspirations to expand democracy, reinforce human rights, and promote free market capitalism. To meet our foreign policy objectives, however, the U.S. must exert effective diplomacy, modestly apply financial aid, employ the U.S. military, as necessary, as part of an integrated and coherent strategy, and ensure that the U.S. civilian and military lines of effort are effectively coordinated. The U.S. foreign policy must recognize America’s limits with humility based on its current restrained resource environment, emerging global threats, and rising challenges inside and outside its borders.