Jeffrey M. Shaw is a professor of Strategy and Policy at the US Naval War College. He also teaches at Norwich University in the Security Studies program, and at Salve Regina university in the doctoral program in the Humanities. He is the author and editor of numerous books and journal articles on the topics of national security, philosophy of technology, and military history. His three volume "War and Religion: An Encyclopaedia of Faith and Conflict" (ABC CLIO) was chosen by the American Library Association as an Outstanding Reference Source for the year 2018.