James W. Peterson is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State University, USA. Previous books include NATO and Terrorism: Organizational Expansion and Mission Transformation (2011) and Building a Framework of Security for Southeast Europe and the Black Sea Region: A Challenge Facing NATO (2013). His teaching centers on a course that considers how the Arab Spring challenges existing alliances and on a doctoral dissertation course for graduate students in public administration.
