Tricia Bacon
Tricia Bacon, PhD, is an Associate Professor at American University’s School of Public Affairs. She directs the Policy Anti-Terrorism Hub at American University. She is the author of Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations with Columbia University Press in 2022 and Why Terrorist Organizations Form International Alliances, published with the University of Pennsylvania Press in May 2018. Prior to joining American University, Dr. Bacon worked on counterterrorism for over ten years at the US Department of State, including in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the Bureau of Counterterrorism, and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Her research focuses on militant groups, behavior and decision-making, U.S. counterterrorism policy, and the role of intelligence in national security decision-making.
