Dr. David Barno

Biography

Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) is a Professor of Practice at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Senior Fellow at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies. He has had a distinguished thirty-year career in the US Army, serving as an infantry officer and a Ranger paratrooper in various operational roles. Barno commanded U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, where he implemented innovative counterinsurgency strategies. He also held significant roles at the National Defense University, where he directed the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies and contributed to veterans' affairs as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee. Barno has published extensively on national security policy, military strategy, and civil-military issues. He is a former Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence at American University, where he taught both graduate and undergraduate courses. He has provided testimony before Congress and has been a significant voice on military and security matters in various leading media outlets.

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