Irregular Warfare Podcast Hosts
Matthew Wiger is an active duty US Army officer and a doctoral researcher in the School of Security Studies at King’s College, London. He has deployed to Eastern Europe, Southwest Asia, and Central America and was formerly an assistant professor at the American University of Afghanistan. Matthew holds a bachelor of science in environmental engineering from West Point, a master of business administration from Harvard Business School, and a master of public administration with a concentration in international security policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. His research interests include irregular warfare, surrogate warfare, and insurgency.
Tom Katsenes is currently a junior at the United States Military Academy at West Point, majoring in American politics. He is a member of the Army men’s golf team, the Domestic Affairs Forum, and the Honor Committee. Tom has spent time working at various levels of local government as an intern for both the 27th legislative district in Arizona as well as the office of Arizona governor Doug Ducey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tom is passionate about the policymaking process, civil-military relations, and economics.
Henry Thompson is a junior at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he majors in American politics and minors in grand strategy. Henry is a squad leader for the USMA Sandhurst Black and Gold Team, the CIC of a student discussion group associated with the Modern War Institute, and a member of the Domestic Affairs Forum. Henry has interned on Capitol Hill for North Carolina’s 9th congressional district under Congressman Robert Pittenger. Henry focuses his studies on American foreign policy, state-building theory, and cybersecurity policy.