Timothy W. Nichols,

Please note: Timothy has left the "Naval Science: Navy ROTC" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Research Interests include: Homeland Security Counterterrorism National Security Military Campaign Design

Contact Info:

Office Location:	138 Rubenstein Hall
Office Phone:	919-613-9301
Email Address:

Teaching (Spring 2026):

• PUBPOL 507S.01, INTEL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY Synopsis

  Sanford 09, W 12:00 PM-02:30 PM

  (also cross-listed as POLSCI 564S.01)

Education:

M.B.A.	North Carolina State University	2010
M.A.	University of South Florida	2000
B.A.	University of Virginia	1989
A.B.	University of Virginia	1989

Research Interests: National Security

Areas of Interest:

Homeland Security
Counterterrorism
Military Campaign Design
National Security

Duties:

Adjunct Professor and Research Fellow

Curriculum Vitae  Bio

Recent Publications

1. Nichols, T, Sending Special Operations Forces into the Great-Power Competition, Small Wars Journal (August, 2020)
2. Nichols, T; Brands, H, special operations forces and great power competition in the 21st Century, American enterprise (Washington, D.C.) (August, 2020), American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research  [abs]
3. Schanzer, DH; Nichols, T, The Cost of the Knife: A Review of The Way of the Knife by Mark Mazzetti, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, vol. 16 no. 1 (2015), pp. 204-10
4. Schanzer, DH; Nichols, T, Take a Deep Breath and Build a Coalition to Confront ISIS, Huffington Post (September, 2014)