Dr. Scott Walker is a Visiting Associate Professor in the College of Security and Global Studies. His research focuses on the nexus between governance, human rights, and security. He has published in such journals as Conflict Management and Peace Science, International Interactions, Human Rights Quarterly, Journal of Human Rights, and Contemporary Review of the Middle East. His 2020 Palgrave-Macmillan book, American Foreign Policy and Forced Regime Change Since World War II: Forcing Freedom, focuses on the role of democratic intent in the American decision to intervene abroad in five post-World War II military operations.

Dr. Scott Walker serves on the editorial boards of two Scopus-listed journals and is a regular reviewer in international political science journals. He has supervised or served as a reviewer for numerous graduate theses and dissertations and has been a regular political commentator on international affairs in the media. Dr. Scott Walker has a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas, a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin.

Prior to arriving at AUE, he was an Associate Professor of International Politics at UAE University and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He has also held positions at Vanderbilt University and Wayne State University in the USA. Before embarking on a political science career, he worked as a personal staff member in the United States Congress.