Larry P. Goodson serves as Professor of Middle East Studies at the U.S. Army War College. He holds a PhD from the University of North Carolina. He has taught at the Department of National Security and Strategy at the War College since 2002, while also serving as a member of the Expert Advisory Board to U.S. Central Command, among others. He is the author of many articles and the book Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban.