About David V. Gioe

Professor David V. Gioe

David V. Gioe is a British Academy Global Professor and Visiting Professor of Intelligence and International Security in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. David is Director of Studies for the Cambridge Security Initiative and is co-convener of its International Security and Intelligence program. Formerly, he was also Associate Professor of History at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and History Fellow for the Army Cyber Institute. David earned a B.A. in History and Social Science from Wheaton College, an M.A. from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and a Ph.D. in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Professor Christopher Andrew. He also holds a graduate certificate in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

David’s research is at the intersection of intelligence and international affairs, with particular emphasis on how intelligence relates to matters of international security, defense, and strategy. His peer-reviewed scholarship has appeared in numerous outlets including Intelligence and National Security, Political Science Quarterly, the RUSI Journal, the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, and The Journal of Cyber Policy. His commentary and analysis have been published by The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Atlantic, The National Interest, Foreign Policy, War on the Rocks, The Strategy Bridge, Lawfare, World Politics Review, and many other outlets. He co-edited a 50th Anniversary volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis. His recent co-authored books include The CIA and the Pursuit of Security, a history of the Central Intelligence Agency published by Edinburgh University Press, and Great Cyber Competition, which discusses the prevalent issues in cyber space across different regions and offers some novels ways to outcompete actors such as China and Russia. David serves on the editorial board of the Routledge Advances in Defense Studies (RAiDS) book series and is the intelligence and history area editor for the Cyber Defense Review journal.