These publications draw on my military experience, time spent abroad (notably at the war front in Ukraine), and academic studies. I have focused my research on hybrid warfare and the dynamics of military alliances.

Ongoing Projects

“Revising NATO’s Approach to Burden-Sharing”
“The US Coalition in Afghanistan: Contributions of NATO allies and partner forces”
“The Rise of Non-Linear Warfare: Achieving Political Objectives without War”

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Schnaufer, Tad A. II. “The US-NATO Relationship: The Cost of Maintaining Political Pressure on Allies.” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Jan 15 (2021). Online Link: https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2021/01/15/the-us-nato-relationship-the-cost-of-maintaining-political-pressure-on-allies/

Schnaufer, Tad A. II. “Redefining Hybrid Warfare: Russia’s Non-linear War against the West.” Journal of Strategic Security 10, no. 1 (2017):17-31. This article made it on a shortlist composed by the US Army’s Combined Arms Research Library for Russia and Hybrid Operations.

Book Chapters

Schnaufer, Tad A. II. “To the Bastion: NATO’s Return to Europe Leaves Its Troubled Southern Flank Open for Competition.” In The Great Power Competition Volume 5: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Implications for the Central Region, pp. 309-324. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.

Schnaufer, Tad A. II. “NATO Burden Sharing in the Age of Hybrid Warfare: A Necessary Change in NATO’s Policies and Outlooks.” The Challenge to NATO: Global Security and the Atlantic Alliance, edited by Michael O. Slobodchikoff, G. Doug Davis, and Brandon Stewart, University of Nebraska Press 2021. Chapter 9 at the following link: https://flexpub.com/preview/the-challenge-to-nato

Authored or Co-Authored Global and National Security Institute Summit and Conference Reports

Summit Report: The Russia-Ukraine War: Lessons for Future Conflicts August 6, 2025

GNSI Policy Dialogues Conference Report — “Hunger as a Weapon” August 2, 2023

GNSI Conference Report — “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for the Central Region” July 5, 2023

GNSI Tampa Summit Report — “Current Rise of the Great Powers: Implications for the Central Region“ March 7-9, 2023

Authored or Co-Authored Global and National Security Institute Decision Briefs

GNSI Decision Brief — “Keeping Allies in the Fight: Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq” February 5, 2025

GNSI Decision Brief — “Strategic Competition in the Arctic: Sooner or Later?” December 6, 2023

GNSI Decision Brief — “Integrated Deterrence: What is it Good For?” November 1, 2023

GNSI Decision Brief — “What Keeps the US in the Middle East?” September 6, 2023

GNSI Decision Brief — “Nuclear Weapons on the Battlefield” August 2, 2023

GNSI Decision Brief — “The National Guard’s State Partnership Program in Strategic Competition” July 5, 2023

GNSI Decision Brief — “A Lasting Peace to the Russo-Ukraine War” June 7, 2023

GNSI Decision Brief — “Hunger as a Weapon” May 3, 2023

GNSI Decision Brief — “China’s Energy Insecurity“ Feb 23, 2023.

Blog Articles

Schnaufer, Tad A., II. “Mariupol: A Quiet Christmas before the Storm.” All the Russias’ Blog, February 4, 2015.

Schnaufer, Tad A. II. “Poland’s Unlikely Ally, an Imperialist Russia.” All the Russias’ Blog, November 24, 2014.

Courses Instructed

INR 6107 American Foreign Policy (In-person)

INR 6340 Survey of International Security (In-person)

INR 4084: Politics of International Terrorism (Online)
INR 4502: International Organizations (In-person)

MSL 2102C: Foundations Tactical Leadership (Army ROTC)
MSL 2101C: Innovation Team Leadership (Army ROTC)