PROFESSOR
MICHAEL I. HANDEL
Dr. Michael Handel was a Professor of
Naval Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College from 1990 to his death in
2001. He was an expert on strategic theory, nature and operations of war,
and the future of warfare. He held a Ph.D in Government from Harvard University.
For seven years (1983-1990) he was Professor of National Security Affairs
at the U.S. Army War College. He was a member of the Olin Institute for
Strategic Studies at the Center for International Affairs at Harvard, founder
and U.S. editor of the journal Intelligence and National Security,
and author of numerous books on theory and practice of war including Masters
of War: Sun Tzu, Clausewitz and Jomini (1992); Intelligence and
Military Operations (1990); and War, Strategy, and Intelligence
(1989). He was an authority on the problem of strategic surprise, and on
the methodology and theoretical aspects of intelligence. His interests
included the future of naval warfare and the role of navies in intervention.
At the time of his death, he was working on a book on multi-front warfare,
and on studies of comparative strategic theory.
Contact Information: Dr. Handel was a member of
the Strategy and Policy Department of the U.S. Naval War College, in Newport,
Rhode Island, (401) 841-2032.
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