Doug Mastriano and the Defense Intelligence College

Submitted by twopandinner t3_yr0xyp in Pennsylvania

Does anyone know the subject on which Mastriano researched and wrote his thesis in ‘92, when he finished his time at Bolling AB? He seems to talk about a lot of his other research - but I haven’t found a reference to this. (I’ve looked in reference to DIC, and also under the erroneous name “Joint Intelligence College” that he lists on his CV / resume, and the subsequent actual name changes for the university after he had been awarded his MSSI.)

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jangofett75 t1_ivri9qt wrote

https://whyy.org/articles/doug-mastriano-disputed-dissertation/

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twopandinner OP t1_ivrxran wrote

That’s his dissertation at New Brunswick, from his research in support of his PhD. He was also awarded multiple masters levels degrees, one of which was from early in his career when he was still an intelligence officer. That school - now under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence - was at the time under the Defense Intelligence Agency. I haven’t seen a reference to his research at that time - which I suppose might have been different, given that he had not left Air Force intelligence to be tract into the historian / professor niche field yet.

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hemiones t1_ivswa49 wrote

Here is [a paper] (https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA420681.pdf)about what we could learn from the Kuwait War: https://www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/2022/05/doug-mastriano-wrote-us-military-should-not-hesitate-strike-locals-2002-academic-paper/366383/

And another about civilian control of the military

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA407262.pdf

The only other things he is credited with is is war college analysis on Russia’s strategy in Eastern Europe. They are all listed on his Wikipedia page.

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twopandinner OP t1_ivtlxa2 wrote

Yes - some of his other academic papers associated with his research later in his military career while he was a military historian, or serving as a professor for the Air Force, are often either listed or have been made available, as is the case with these. What I have not see listed or made available is the subject - or the paper itself, which would surprise me - of his research from his time spent at the Defense Intelligence College. It’s incorrectly listed on his Wikipedia page as the Joint Intelligence College.

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hemiones t1_ivtohne wrote

They’re probably not published papers. Its called the National Defense University now. Its held about 6 different names, The Joint Intelligence College was one of them. It sounds like you know what his studies were about already, so you might be able to file a FOIA to get those records since he is a public figure now.

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twopandinner OP t1_ivtq2wg wrote

Today, it’s the National Intelligence University. In 1992, it was the Defense Intelligence College - it had its first name change in 1994 when it became JMIC, the Joint Military Intelligence College. Students can and do publish their papers there sometimes - it depends on what their research is and the kinds of papers they write. Their website has some fantastic reading, to include Cynthia Grabo’s book on indications and warning. And publish student thesii make their way out into the academic world the same as from other US military centers - US Naval Postgraduate, the War Colleges, etc. I’m just curious if anyone knows the subject of his research - maybe he referenced it somewhere, talked about it in an article that didn’t come back in the searches I did, made a casual reference in an interview or something.

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