Jodi Vittori
Professor of Practice & co-chair, Global Politics and Security program, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (website); Non-Resident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (website)
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Professor of Practice & co-chair, Global Politics and Security program, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (website); Non-Resident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (website)
twitter: @j_vittori
corruption | defense industry | Middle East
Jodi Vittori is an expert on the linkages of corruption, state fragility, illicit finance, and US national security. She is Professor of Practice and co-chair of the Global Politics and Security program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a non-resident fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Before joining the Georgetown University faculty, she was the U.S. Research and Policy Manager for Transparency International’s Defense and Security Program and a senior policy advisor for Global Witness. Vittori also served in the U.S. Air Force, advancing to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; her overseas service included Afghanistan, Iraq, South Korea, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain, and she was assigned to NATO’s only counter-corruption task force. She was an Assistant Professor and military faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy and the National Defense University. She is also a founder and co-moderator of the Anti-Corruption Advocacy Network (ACAN) which facilitates information exchange on corruption-related issues amongst over 750 participating individuals and organizations worldwide. She is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and received her PhD in International Studies from the University of Denver.
Jodi Vittori is an expert on the linkages of corruption, state fragility, illicit finance, and US national security. She is Professor of Practice and co-chair of the Global Politics and Security program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a non-resident fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Before joining the Georgetown University faculty, she was the U.S. Research and Policy Manager for Transparency International’s Defense and Security Program and a senior policy advisor for Global Witness. Vittori also served in the U.S. Air Force, advancing to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; her overseas service included Afghanistan, Iraq, South Korea, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain, and she was assigned to NATO’s only counter-corruption task force. She was an Assistant Professor and military faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy and the National Defense University. She is also a founder and co-moderator of the Anti-Corruption Advocacy Network (ACAN) which facilitates information exchange on corruption-related issues amongst over 750 participating individuals and organizations worldwide. She is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and received her PhD in International Studies from the University of Denver.
Recent Publications
- "Corruption and Self-Dealing in Afghanistan and Other U.S.-Backed Security Sectors," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, September 9, 2021.
- "Mitigating Patronage and Personal Enrichment in U.S. Arms Sales," in "From Hardware to Holism: Rebalancing America’s Security Engagement With Arab States," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 18, 2021.
- “Mercenaries and Money Laundering in Libya,” Inkstick, March 29, 2021.
- "Promoting Good Governance in Security Sectors" in "Addressing Fragility in a Global Pandemic: Elements of a Successful US Strategy," US Institute of Peace, December 2020.
- "A Weapons Epidemic," Diwan, Carnegie Middle East Center, June 1, 2020.
- "A Mutual Extortion Racket: The Military Industrial Complex and US Foreign Policy – The Cases of Saudi Arabia & UAE," December 20, 2019.
- "Bahrain’s Fragility and Security Sector Procurement," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, February 26, 2019.
- “Transparency, Accountability, and Counter-Corruption Are Essential for Security-Sector Assistance,” in Kleptocratic Regimes and National Security: A Pervasive Threat and How it Can Be Neutralized, Schar School of Public Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2017.