Dr. Armin Krishnan
Office: Brewster A-119
Office Phone: (252) 328-6156
Fax: (252) 328-4134
Email Address: krishnanA@ecu.edu
Teaching Areas: Security Studies, International Relations, American Foreign Policy, Intelligence Studies
Research Interests: Privatization and outsourcing in the national security sector, military robotics and military ethics, targeted killings, shadow wars and US covert action, government secrecy
Armin Krishnan is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University. He was Director of Security Studies from 2016 to 2025. He has previously taught intelligence courses as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the National Security Program at the University of Texas at El Paso and held research associate positions at the University of Southampton and Salford University.
He has academic degrees in political science, intelligence studies, and security studies from the University of Munich and Salford University, UK. His research has focused on novel aspects of contemporary warfare, including the privatization and outsourcing of military services, the ethics of military robotics, targeted killing and drone warfare, military neuroscience, and psychological warfare. His most recent book is on Havana Syndrome: A Threat to National Security published by Bloomsbury Academic (2025).
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Syllabus POLS 6080: American Foreign Relations
Syllabus SECS 6330 Covert Action and Hybrid Warfare