David Tucker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Defense Analysis and Co-Director of the Center on Terrorism and Irregular Warfare at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. Before coming to the Postgraduate School, he served in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict as the Deputy Director for Special Operations and as a Foreign Service Officer in Africa and Europe.

Before entering government service, he was the Director of the International Seminar in American Studies at the Claremont Institute and taught at the University of Chicago as a William Rainey Harper Fellow. He holds the Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate University and is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Marine Corps University and the Board of Advisors of the Ashbrook Center.

His publications include "What’s New about the New Terrorism and How Dangerous Is It?" Terrorism and Political Violence (Autumn,2001), "The RMA and the Interagency: Knowledge and Speed Vs. Ignorance and Sloth?" (Parameters, Fall, 2000); Skirmishes at the Edge of Empire, the United States and International Terrorism (Praeger, 1997), "Fighting Barbarians," Parameters (Summer, 1998) and "Responding to Terrorism," Washington Quarterly (Winter, 1998).

Is It Marriage?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, May 2004)

Clarke’s Accusation
  by David Tucker (Editorial, March 2004)

Putting Saddam on Trial
  by David Tucker (Editorial, December 2003)

Rumsfeld’s Memo
  by David Tucker (Editorial, October 2003)

Should We Send More Troops?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, August 2003)

Why the Intelligence Matters
  by David Tucker (Editorial, July 2003)

Seymour Hersh, Leo Strauss and Victory in Iraq
  by David Tucker (Editorial, May 2003)

What is Victory?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, April 2003)

The Other Wars
  by David Tucker (Editorial, March 2003)

What the War on Iraq Means
  by David Tucker (Editorial, March 2003)

Finding, Killing, Transforming
  by David Tucker (Editorial, January 2003)

Missles and Aircraft
  by David Tucker (Editorial, December 2002)

Hellfire
  by David Tucker (Editorial, November 2002)

Freedom and Security in the Homeland
  by David Tucker (On Principle, October 2002)

After a Year of the War on Terror, Time for a New Strategy
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 2002)

Afghanistan: Beardless Artillerymen Mean Defeat
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 2002)

What Are They Owed?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, August 2002)

Homeland Security
  by David Tucker (Editorial, July 2002)

Who’s to Blame?, Part II
  by David Tucker (Editorial, May 2002)

Who’s to Blame?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, May 2002)

War in Afghanistan and American Character
  by David Tucker (On Principle, April 2002)

Senator Daschle Is Worse Than Unpatriotic
  by David Tucker (Editorial, March 2002)

The War on Terrorism and the Axis of Evil
  by David Tucker (Editorial, March 2002)

Next Up: Baghdad
  by David Tucker (Editorial, January 2002)

Who Says We Can’t Penetrate Terrorist Groups?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, December 2001)

Fear, Love and Cunning: The Art of Coalition Warfare
  by David Tucker (On Principle, December 2001)

And Now For the Hard Part
  by David Tucker (Editorial, December 2001)

Getting Bin Laden: Does It Matter?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, October 2001)

What Kind of War?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 2001)

Figuring Out What To Do and How to Do It
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 2001)

The Lessons of History and September 11
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 2001)

In the Face of Evil
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 2001)

Politics as Usual at the UN
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 2001)

Trade, Not Aid—and Some Military Power
  by David Tucker (Editorial, July 2001)

Does Rumsfeld Know What He Is Doing?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, June 2001)

Organizing to Deal with Terrorism
  by David Tucker (Editorial, May 2001)

The EP-3, Bananas, NTV and the Shape of Things to Come
  by David Tucker (Editorial, April 2001)

Pan Am 103: The Verdict Is In
  by David Tucker (Editorial, January 2001)

Learning Lessons
  by David Tucker (Editorial, December 2000)

Making Promises You Can’t Keep
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 2000)

Why the Descendants of Slaves Should not Receive Reparations
  by David Tucker (Editorial, August 2000)

The Dilemma of Globalization and the 2000 Presidential Election
  by David Tucker (On Principle, June 2000)

A War Without End?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, April 2000)

Freedom, Equality, and Same Sex Marriage
  by David Tucker (Editorial, March 2000)

Terror, Terror Everywhere
  by David Tucker (On Principle, February 2000)

The Failure of Revolutions
  by David Tucker (Editorial, November 1999)

What’s the Military For?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, October 1999)

Conflict and Contradictions in Kosovo
  by David Tucker (Editorial, September 1999)

Could It Happen Here?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, August 1999)

Now What Do We Do?
  by David Tucker (Editorial, May 1999)

Lessons for Fighting Terrorism from Pan Am Flight 103 and Muammar Qadhafi
  by David Tucker (Editorial, April 1999)

Peace in Our Time: The U.S., NATO, and Peace in Kosovo
  by David Tucker (Editorial, February 1999)

Wrong About Rights
  by David Tucker (Editorial, November 1997)

Sunny Streets and Dark Alleys: Morality and American Foreign Policy
  by David Tucker (On Principle, August 1997)