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Indian Ocean Studies Group

Study groups at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) help to promote and exchange major research and educational relationships with counterpart institutions around the world. The Indian Ocean Studies Group (IOSG) consists of faculty, staff, and students with an interest in the region and has a maritime focus that crosses U.S. government organizational and traditional land-centric geographic seams.

Director, Dr. Winner

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About this Study Group

The goal of the study group is to examine issues and areas that may be relatively understudied and bring a uniquely maritime point of view to the region, providing valuable insights to regional policy makers and analysts.

Learn more about the Study Group Director

Dr. Andrew C. Winner is a professor in the Strategic and Operational Research department and the director of the Indian Ocean Studies Group at NWC. For more information, please visit his online profile.

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Group Research and Engagement

The IOSG serves as the school’s principal forum for addressing a full range of Indian Ocean strategy and policy issues. The study group’s activities include group meetings, sponsorship of a visiting speaker's program, and workshops and conferences on regional issues and topics.

Additionally, the IOSG coordinates the dissemination of current research and the publication of final research results to inform the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, and the broader U.S. Government community of interest, especially in the realms of strategy, policy, and planning.

The group has also been engaged in directly supporting senior DoD decision makers on strategic issues in the region.

Signing Up

Only NWC community members can elect to join several groups with the approval of the individual program director. Please note, this group is not open to the general public.

To request more information or to sign up for the Indian Ocean Studies Group, please email Dr. Winner at Indian-Ocean.Studies@usnwc.edu.

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Andrew C. Winner

Professor | Strategic and Operational Research Department

Areas of focus are South Asia, counterproliferation, European security, the Indian Ocean, maritime partnerships, and maritime strategy. Prior to his current appointment, he was a senior staff member at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis. Prior to joining the Institute, he held positions at the U.S. Department of State on the staff of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs and in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs where he worked on nonproliferation, security in the Persian Gulf, NATO enlargement, arms transfer policy, and security assistance. He also worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense on conventional arms control.

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Mikael A. Rockstad

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Raised in Williston, ND, Captain Rockstad received his commission in 1996 at the U.S. Naval Academy. His operational assignments as a surface warfare officer include USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Gary (FFG 51), USS Thach (FFG 43), USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Dewey (DDG 105) as commanding officer, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as part of Carrier Strike Group 12 embarked staff, and Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73. Ashore, he served at Fleet Combat Training Center Pacific, Navy Personnel Command, the Joint Staff and the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters.

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