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About Thomas Hammes

Retired US Marine Corps Colonel

In his 30 years in the Marine Corps, T. X. Hammes served at all levels in the operating forces, to include commanding a rifle company, a weapons company, an intelligence battalion, an infantry battalion, and the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force. He served as regimental S-2 and S-4, division G-3 training, G-3 operations, and G-3 plans, fleet plans, and MEF plans. He participated in stabilization operations in Somalia and Iraq and trained insurgents in various places. 

Hammes has a PhD in modern history from Oxford University and is currently a distinguished research fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
He is the author of three books, 20 book chapters, and over 170 articles. His latest book is Deglobalization and International Security (2020). Hammes lectures extensively on the future of conflict, emerging technology, strategy, and insurgency in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. 

Positions

Present Editorial Board Member, US Army War College Parameters
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