Alma Keshavarz

Alma Keshavarz is a specialist in political-military affairs and international security, with expertise at the intersection of strategy, intelligence, cyberspace, and foreign policy. She most recently served at US Cyber Command where she worked to integrate cyberspace strategy with DoD and national security objectives, including international partnerships. Her scholarship centers on terrorism in the Middle East, the role of non-state groups in regional conflict, and global security. Her work provides comparative insight into how terrorist and insurgent organizations adapt across contexts, with particular attention to military strategy, irregular warfare, and the use of cyberspace in conflict. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and English from the University of California, Davis, an MPP in Public Policy from Pepperdine University, and an M.A. and PhD in Political Science from Claremont Graduate University and is a Council on Foreign Relations term member.