Editorial Board Member
Professor of Government in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the US Army War College
Ulrich received her PhD in political science from the University of Illinois and a bachelor of science from the US Air Force Academy, where she was a distinguished graduate in the class of 1984. Her research interests are focused on strategic studies with a special emphasis on civil-military relations, European security, and national security democratization issues.
Among Ulrich’s many publications is the book Democratizing Communist Militaries: The Cases of the Czech and Russian Armed Forces (1999). She served 15 years on active duty and 15 years in the Air Force Reserve. Her military service included duty as a KC-135Q navigator and faculty duty in the Air Force Academy Department of Political Science. She also had assignments as a political-military affairs officer in the office of the Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs and as a reserve air attaché in the Defense Intelligence Agency, serving in the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation. She retired with the rank of colonel. Ulrich is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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About Marybeth Ulrich
Professor of Government in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the US Army War College
Ulrich received her PhD in political science from the University of Illinois and a bachelor of science from the US Air Force Academy, where she was a distinguished graduate in the class of 1984. Her research interests are focused on strategic studies with a special emphasis on civil-military relations, European security, and national security democratization issues.
Among Ulrich’s many publications is the book Democratizing Communist Militaries: The Cases of the Czech and Russian Armed Forces (1999). She served 15 years on active duty and 15 years in the Air Force Reserve. Her military service included duty as a KC-135Q navigator and faculty duty in the Air Force Academy Department of Political Science. She also had assignments as a political-military affairs officer in the office of the Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs and as a reserve air attaché in the Defense Intelligence Agency, serving in the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation. She retired with the rank of colonel. Ulrich is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.