1. Curriculum Vitae
Robert Stewart-Ingersoll
Assistant Professor of National Security
Department of International Security and Military Studies
USAF Air Command and Staff College
8853 Ashland Park Place
Montgomery, AL 36117
Phone: 334-294-7814
Email: stewartingersoll@gmail.com
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, May 2005, University of Arizona
Dissertation: Globalization and Human Rights: The Effects of Integration on State
Repression in Developing Countries, 1976-2000
Committee: William J. Dixon (Chair), Gary Goertz, and Scott W. Desposato
M.A., Political Science, 2002, University of Arizona
Major: International Relations
B.A., Political Science, 1996, Indiana University, Bloomington
Minor: History
Professional Experience
Course Director – International Security Studies February 2013 – Present
Department of International Security and Military Studies
USAF Air Command and Staff College
225 Chennault Circle, Room 236
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112
334-953-7767
Assistant Professor of National Security July 2011 – Present
Department of International Security and Military Studies
USAF Air Command and Staff College
225 Chennault Circle, Room 236
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112
334-953-7767

2. Assistant Professor of Political Science August 2009 – June 2011
Department of International Studies
American University of Sharjah
P.O. Box 26666
Sharjah, UAE
+971 6 515 1000
Assistant Professor August 2005 – June 2009
Department of Political Science
Grand Valley State University
1121 Au Sable Hall
Allendale, MI 49401
616-331-2320
Acting Director, International Relations Program January 2009 – June 2009
Grand Valley State University
1121 Au Sable Hall
Allendale, MI 49401
616-331-2320
Independent Instructor August 2003 – May 2005
Department of Political Science
University of Arizona
315 Social Science Building
Tucson, AZ 85721
520-621-7600
Teaching Assistant August 2000 – May 2003
Department of Political Science
University of Arizona
315 Social Science Building
Tucson, AZ 85721
520-621-7600
Books
Regional Powers and Security Orders: A Theoretical Framework, [with Derrick V.
Frazier]. London: Routledge Press, 2011.
Articles and Book Chapters
“Human Rights in the Middle East: A Global Outlier?” Alabama Journal of International
Affairs 1(1): 10-21.
“Geopolitics and India” [with Derrick V. Frazier]. In Handbook of India’s International
Relations, ed. David Scott. London: Routledge Press, 2011.

3. “Regional Powers and Security: A Framework for Understanding Order within Regional
Security Complexes” [with Derrick V. Frazier]. European Journal of International
Relations 16(4): 731-753.
“India as a Regional Power: Identifying the Impact of Roles and Foreign Policy
Orientation on the South Asian Security Order,” [with Derrick V. Frazier]. Asian Security
6(1): 51-73.
“Resistance to Hegemony Within the Core: Domestic Politics, Terrorism, and Policy
Divergence Within the G-7” [with Thomas J. Volgy, Kristin Kanthak, and Derrick V.
Frazier]. In Hegemony Constrained: Evasion, Modification, and Resistance to American
Foreign Policy, ed. Davis Bobrow. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008.
“The G7, International Terrorism, and Domestic Politics: Modeling Policy Cohesion in
Response to Systemic Disturbances” [with Thomas J. Volgy, Kristin Kanthak, and
Derrick V. Frazier]. International Interactions 30(3): 191-210, 2004.
“Preference Similarities and Group Hegemony: G-7 Voting Cohesion in the UN General
Assembly” [with Thomas J. Volgy and Derrick V. Frazier]. Journal of International
Relations and Development 6(1): 51-70, 2003.
“Another Inconvenient Truth: Why a US Withdrawal from Iraq would be a Mistake”
[with Derrick V. Frazier]. In The Illinois International Review. 7:3, 2008.
Working Projects
“Dissecting the Trade-Rights Connection: The Influence of Dyadic Trade Patterns on
State Repression, 1976-2006.”
“The Rise of the Regional Power.”
Book Review on North American Regional Security: A Trilateral Framework (by
Richard Kilroy, Abelardo Rodriguez Sumano, and Todd S. Hateley). Invited by Journal
of Strategic Security.
“Before the Spring: Human Rights and the Sources of Contentious Politics in the Middle
East, 1981-2009.”
“Regional Powers Are as Regional Powers Do: The RPSF and the Sources of Regional
Security Orders.”
“Leapfrogging the Local?: Domestic and Regional Security and India’s Rise.”
“Regional Powers and the Global-Regional Nexus in an Era of Systemic
Transformation.”

4. "Regions and Rights: Order, Leadership, and Repression within Regional Security
Complexes, 1981-2006."
“Meeting the Objectives of the QDR and NMS: Employing a Framework for Evaluating
Regional Security.”
“Trading for Rights: The Effects of Changing Trade Patterns on the Protection of
Personal Integrity Rights, 1976-2006.”
Conference Participation (Last 5 Years)
“Beating the ‘Global Problems’ Trade: Transnational Terrorism as a Regional Security
Issue.” To be presented at the ISSS/ISAC Conference in Chapel Hill, NC, October 4-6,
2012.
“Regional Powers and the Global-Regional Nexus in an Era of Systemic
Transformation.” Presented at the American Political Science Association
Conference in New Orleans, LA, August 30-September 2, 2012.
“Regional Powers and the Global-Regional Nexus in an Era of Systemic
Transformation.” Presented at the British International Studies Association-International
Studies Association Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 20-22, 2012.
“Before the Spring: Human Rights and the Sources of Contentious Politics in the Middle
East, 1981-2009.” Presented at the Annual Convention of the International Studies
Association in San Diego, CA, March 31-April 4, 2012.
“Leapfrogging the Local?: Domestic and Regional Security and India’s Rise.” Presented
at the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association in San Diego, CA,
March 31-April 4, 2012.
“Meeting the Objectives of the QDR and NMS: Employing a Framework for Evaluating
Regional Security.” Presented at the Air Education and Training Command Symposium
in San Antonio, TX, January 12-13, 2012.
“Regional Powers Are as Regional Powers Do: The RPSF and the Sources of Regional
Security Orders.” Presented at the International Studies Association, Midwest Conference
in St. Louis, MO, November 11-13, 2011.
“The RPSF and its Implications for Understanding Security Orders.” Presented at the
IPSA-ECPR Joint Conference at Sao Paulo, Brazil, February16-19, 2011
“India and the South Asian RSC in the Wake of the Financial Crisis.” Presented at the
SGIR 7th
Pan-European Conference on International Relations in Stockholm, Sweden,
September 10-12, 2010.

5. "Regions and Rights: Order, Leadership, and Repression within Regional Security
Complexes, 1981-2006." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association in Washington, D.C., September 2-5, 2010.
“Trading for Rights: The Effects of Changing Trade Patterns on the Protection of
Personal Integrity Right, 1976-2006.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the
Eurasian Peace Science Society in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8-10, 2010 and at the
Annual Convention of the International Studies Association in New Orleans, USA,
February 17-20, 2010.
“Power, Roles, and Orientations: A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Regional
Powers on the Security Orders in Three Unipolar Regions.” Presented at the Annual
Convention of the International Studies Association in New Orleans, USA, February 17-
20, 2010.
“U.S. Foreign Policy, International Human Rights, and the ‘Global War on Terror’.”
Presented at the Conference on American Government, Politics, and Policies at the
American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, January 25, 2010.
“Regional Powers and the Initiation and Management of Security Orders: Examining the
South Asian Case,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association, New York, NY, February 15-18, 2009.
“Dissecting the Trade-Rights Connection: The Influence of Dyadic Trade Patterns on
State Repression,” Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society, Claremont, CA,
October 2009.
“Pressure to Conform? Exploring the Effects of Human Rights Behavior by States’
Primary Trade Partners on Levels of Repression,” Annual Meeting of the International
Studies Association – West Section, San Francisco, CA, September 2008.
“Regional Powers and Security: A Framework for Understanding Order within Regional
Security Complexes.” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San
Francisco, CA, March 2008 (co-authored with Derrick V. Frazier).
Invited Professional Talks
The Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Today: Nuclear Oct. 2012
Proliferation in the Current International Environment,
presented at Auburn University, Montgomery for event
entitled “Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Aftermath.”
The US Economy and National Security, presented at the USAF Sep. 2012
Air Command & Staff College for the International
Security Studies Course.

6. The International Political Economy of Trade, presented at the Jul. 2012
USAF Eaker Center, Defense Financial Management &
Comptroller School.
The International Political Economy of Trade, presented at the Apr. 2012
USAF Eaker Center, Defense Financial Management &
Comptroller School.
Globalization as International Order, presented at the USAF Eaker Jan. 2012
Center, Defense Financial Management & Comptroller
School
The Responsibility to Protect and the ‘New’ Interventionism in the May 2011
Middle East, presented as part of a panel at the American
University of Sharjah
Regional Powers and Security Orders: A Theoretical Framework for Sep. 2010
Explaining Regional Security Order, given at the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Directed Workshop and Gave Talk on Regional Powers and Security June 2010
Framework at the 3rd
Annual National Security Summit,
Middle East 2010: Counterterrorism and Border Security in
Abu Dhabi, UAE
India as a Regional Power through the Regional Powers and Security Mar. 2009
Framework, given at the Institute of Peace and Conflict
Studies, New Delhi, India
Understanding the Conflict Between Russia and Georgia within the Oct. 2008
Context of Regional Security Dynamics (GVSU)
Background and Contemporary Developments in the Darfur Crisis Jan. 2008
(GVSU)
Exploring the Tibetan Experience under Chinese Occupation (GVSU) Jan. 2008
Considering a U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq through a Regional Security Sep. 2007
Complex Lens (GVSU)
Constructive Responses to American Involvement in Iraq (Democracy Aug. 2007
for America – Kent County)

7. Political Science 2006 Elections Roundtable Discussion (GVSU) Oct. 2006
The Globalization Experience and its Impact on the Protection of Nov. 2005
Human Rights
Areas of Research and Teaching Interest
Regional Security Complexes
International Security
Human Rights
International Political Economy (Globalization)
South Asia
International Conflict and Conflict Resolution
International Relations Theory
U.S. Foreign Policy
Courses Taught
USAF Air Command and Staff College
Cultural and Regional Studies
International Security Studies
The Return of Regional Powers and Security Orders
Warfare Studies
American University of Sharjah
American Foreign Policy, POL 308
Comparative Politics, POL 300
Introduction to International Relations, POL 202
Introduction to Political Studies, POL 201
Wars, Conflicts, and Diplomacy, POL 307
Krakow University of Economics (Invited to Teach a Short Course in April 2009 as part of the
Studies in Transatlantic International Relations Program)
Contemporary Debates in U.S. Foreign Policy
Grand Valley State University
Human Rights in International Politics, PLS 316
International Relations, PLS 211
International Conflict and Conflict Resolution, PLS 311
International Political Economy, PLS 315

8. University of Arizona
Contemporary International Politics, POL 365
American Foreign Policy, POL 455
International Political Economy, POL 360
Theories of International Relations, POL 454
Professional Development
Participant in USAF Research Institute’s Asia Pacific Nov. 2011
Conference
Participant in CIEE (Council on International Economic Exchange) June 2008
Faculty Development Seminar – “Identity, Community, and
Culture in Contemporary Turkey”
Professional Service
Co-Organizer for Event on the Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Present
at Auburn University, Montgomery
Editorial Board Member for Alabama Journal of International Present
Affairs
Chair for “Transnational Terrorism” Panel at the ISSS/ISAC Oct. 2012
Conference in Chapel Hill, NC, Oct. 4-6, 2012.
Reviewer for Global Governance Apr. 2012
Discussant for “South Asian Security in Perspective” Panel at the Apr. 2012
Annual Convention of the International Studies
Association, San Diego, CA, Mar. 31-Apr. 4, 2012.
Chair of “Regional Powers and Security” Section of Panels and the Feb. 2011
“Russia And its ‘Near Abroad’: the Central Eurasian Security
Order” Panel at the IPSA-ECPR Joint Conference at Sao
Paulo, Brazil, February16-19, 2011
Discussant for “Russia and its ‘Near Abroad’: the Central Eurasian Feb. 2011
Security Order” Panel at the IPSA-ECPR Joint Conference
at Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 16-19, 2011
Chair of “Current Issues in Strategy and Security” Panel at the Sep. 2008
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association – West,
San Fancisco, CA, Sep. 2008

9. University and Departmental Service, USAF Air Command and Staff College
Course Director for International Security Studies Feb. 2013 – Present
Course, AY14
Political Development Lecture for AY13 Cultural Mar. 2013
and Regional Studies Course
Terrorism Lecture for AY13 Warfare Studies Course Oct. 2012
The Economy and National Security Lecture for AY13 Sep. 2012
International Security Studies Course
Director of Introduction to Security Studies for New Jul. 2012
Faculty Development
Developer of BRICs Lesson for AY13 National Security Feb. 2012 – Present
Course
Developer of Globalization and IPE Lessons for AY13 Feb. 2012 – Present
National Security Course
Departmental Blackboard Trainer Jan. 2012 – Present
University and Departmental Service, American University of Sharjah
Search Committee for Interim Faculty Line in Philosophy Apr. 2010 – May 2010
Organizing Committee for the Conference on American Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2010
Government, Politics, and Policy Conference
Faculty Advisor for Model United Nations Aug. 2009 – Jun. 2011
Chair of the International Studies Accreditation and
Assessment Committee Aug. 2009 – Apr. 2011
International Studies Events Committee Aug. 2009 – Jun. 2011
International Studies Law and Diplomacy Committee Aug. 2009 – Jun. 2011
International Studies Student Life Committee Aug. 2009 – Jun. 2011
International Studies Teaching and Learning Committee Aug. 2009 – Jun. 2011
University and Department Service, Grand Valley State University
Acting International Relations Director Jan. 2009 – Jun. 2009
Academic Advisor (75 Advisees) Aug. 2006 – Jun. 2009
Advisor for Senior Honors Project Aug. 2006 – May 2007
Department of Political Science Strategic Planning Aug. 2006 – May 2007
Subcommittee on Student Learning Goals
International Education Committee Aug. 2008 – Jun. 2009
Academic Advisory Panel for Studies in Trans-Atlantic Mar. 2008 – Jun. 2009
International Relations (STAIR) Program
International Relations Committee Aug. 2006 – Jun. 2009
Advisor for Students for a Free Tibet Aug. 2008 – Jun. 2009
Advisor for International Relations Organization Aug. 2005 – Jun. 2009

10. Moderator – Exploring the Foreign Policy Positions of the two Oct. 2008
U.S. Presidential Candidates
Chair – Regional Perspectives on the Decolonization Experience Mar. 2008