Matt Armstrong
Blogger, Independent Analyst
Recipient of Master of Public Diplomacy
 
Matthew C. Armstrong is an independent analyst and publisher of MountainRunner. Mr. Armstrong writes on public diplomacy, irregular warfare and counterinsurgency, civil-military relations, and the outsourcing of force, each of which should be looked at as a spoke connected to a hub of perception management, strategic communications, or public diplomacy depending on your own professional culture. Mr. Armstrong has published book chapters and journal articles and presented at conferences and workshops on public diplomacy, the privatization of force, and unmanned warfare.

Prior to this, he spent a decade working as a technologist designing knowledge management systems subsequently developing high-value competencies in areas of internet influence. Mr. Armstrong obtained both his B.A. in International Relations and Master of Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California (USC). He has also done work at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth on topics of U.S. Intelligence, Contemporary European Security, and the Middle East. He is a fellow of the Proteus USA, a forward-looking think tank sponsored by The Office of the Director for National Intelligence and the U.S. Army War College’s Center for Strategic Leadership. He is also a member of the Senior Information Operations Advisory Council and a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.