Michael Flaherty

Michael Flaherty, Public Policy Fellow with the Kennan Institute at the Wilson center, is a Lecturer and PhD Candidate in Political Science at the University of New Mexico. He is also a Fellow at the UNM Center for Regional Studies. His research and teaching bridge the international relations and public policy sub-fields, with a focus on conflict. Flaherty was previously a senior intelligence officer at the Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, Office of Naval Intelligence. He conducted extensive fieldwork in Africa and Europe, during which time he worked closely with international organizations and foreign partners. He was also a member of three US Embassy Country Teams as a Special Operations Liaison.