Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz

Biography

Professor of International Relations and International Studies
Georgia Southern University
Department of Political Science & International Studies
Research Professor U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute
Research Fellow Brazil Research Unit Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA)

• Ph.D. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Political Science. Majors: International Relations and Comparative Politics; Minor: International Communications
  Dissertation: “The Roots of Brazil’s Armament Industry, 1964-1980:
  National Security Doctrine, Corporatism, and Responsible Developmental Pragmatism.”
  Dissertation Director: Dr. Jeanne A. K. Hey, Professor of Political Science/International Studies
• Master in Public Health (MPH Public Health Generalist) Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA (Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, 2018)
• M.A. Professional Communication & Leadership Armstrong State University, Savannah, Georgia (Degree Awarded: Summer 2015)
• M.S. Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia (Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Cyber Affairs & Security; Degree Awarded: May 2012)
• Certificate of Cyber Security (Cyber Affairs & Security; Certificate Awarded: May 2011), Cyber Security Research Institute at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia.
• M.A. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Political Science/Political Philosophy; Degree Awarded: August 1992)
• B.A. Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (Philosophy; Degree Awarded: August 1991)

Research and Teaching Interests

Latin American and African Foreign Policy, Latin American and African National Security, Latin American Media and Politics, North-South Relations: Drug Trafficking & Transnational Organized Crime, Women and Politics in Latin America & Africa, Civil-Military Relations in Latin America & Africa, National Security and Cyber Security, Global Cyber Security, and Human Aspects of Cyber Security

Selected Publications

• José de Arimatéia da Cruz, “International Relations in a State of Flux: Rising Powers, New Challenges.” Forthcoming, Marine Corps University Press (MCUP).
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Joshua Kohler da Cruz, “Drugs, Law Enforcement, and the U.S.: Is the “Third Board” Still Relevant to the U.S.’s Strategic Interests?” Forthcoming, Law Enforcement Executive Forum.
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Travis Howard, “The Feet of the Masters: Lessons on Irregular Cyber Warfare,” Small Wars Journal, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/feet-masters-lessons-irregular-cyber-warfare
• John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Robert Bunker, “Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 10: Military Takes Control of Policing in Rio de Janeiro,” Small Wars Journal, 23 February 2018, available at https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/third-generation-gangs-strategic-note-no-10-military-takes-control-of-policing-in-rio-de-ja
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz, “The Strategic Relevance of Latin America in the United States’ National Security Strategy,” available at http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/index.cfm/articles/Strategic-Relevance-of-Latin-America/2018/03/14
• John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Robert J. Bunker, “Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 9: Concerns About Potential Gang (PCC-Primeiro Comando da Capital & CV-Comando Vermelho) Influence on Upcoming Brazilian Elections,” Small Wars Journal, 25 January 2018; available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/third-generation-gangs-strategic-note-no-9
• John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Robert J. Bunker, “Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 9: Concerns About Potential Gang (PCC-Primeiro Comando da Capital & CV-Comando Vermelho) Influence on Upcoming Brazilian Elections,” Small Wars Journal, 25 January 2018, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/third-generation-gangs-strategic-note-no-9
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz. “Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the 21st Century: No Longer Just an Academic Endeavour,” Marine Corps University Press (MCUP), Vol. 8, No. 2 (2017): 99-109.
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz, Robert Bunker, and John P. Sullivan, “Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 6—Holy War in Rio’s Favelas: Bandidos Evengelicos (Evangelical Bandits), Small Wars Journal, available at https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/third-generation-gangs-strategic-note-no-6-holy-war-rios-favelas-bandidos-evangelicos
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Travis Howard, U.S. Navy, “Stay the Course: why Trump Must Build on Obama’s Cybersecurity Policy,” Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, Vol. 26, Issue 6, 2017: 276-286.
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz. “Brazil and Iran Diplomatic Relations,” Council on Hemispheric Affairs, available at http://www.coha.org/brazil-iran-strengthened-in-the-post-cold-war-international-systems-kerry-announces-the-monroe-doctrine-is-dead
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz. “The Not-So-Marvelous City: The Socioeconomic Roots of Rio de Janeiro’s Violence,” Council on Hemispheric Affairs.
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz. “Iran Finds Friends in Latin America,” La Voz Latina, July 2017: 51-52.
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Travis Howard. “A Cyber Vulnerability Assessment of the U.S. Navy in the 21st Century.” Center for International Maritime Security.  https://cimsec.org/cyber-vulnerability-assessment-u-s-navy-21st-century/30405
• José de Arimatéia da Cruz.“Iran in the Lands of the Incas,” available at https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/iran-lands-incas

Last updated: 12/15/2023