James Joyner is a political scientist who runs the

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''Outside the Beltway''.

Career

He is Professor of Security Studies at the Command and Staff College at Marine Corps University, a nonresident senior fellow with the Brent Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security at the

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and an Expert at Wikistrat. Previously, he was a managing editor at the

, a defense contractor for the

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(DISA), Managing Editor of '' Strategic Insights'', the professional

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of the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the

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, acquisitions editor for international affairs at Brassey's, Inc., a

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book publisher (later called

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), and a

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professor at

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, and the

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. Joyner served in the

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from 1988 to 1992 and is a combat veteran of

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. He was awarded the

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, the

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, and numerous service medals and ribbons. He is a graduate of the Airborne and Air Assault schools. He holds a PhD in political science from the

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and B.A. and M.A. degrees in political science from

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Personal life

James Joyner married Kimberly Webb on October 8, 2005. The couple had two daughters. On November 27, 2011, Kimberly Webb Joyner died unexpectedly in her sleep.Kimberly Webb Joyner, 1970 to 2011
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References

External links

James Joyner
– Personal site
Strategic Insights ''Outside the Beltway''Video interview/discussion with Joyner
and

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Video of debate/discussion involving Joyner
and

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James Joyner's biography on Wikistrat
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