Chief of Staff and Professor of Practice,
Security Studies
Colonel (Ret.) Daniel Hampton brings more than 20 years of experience developing and implementing U.S. defense policy and strategy in Africa. As professor of practice in security studies, he oversees curriculum and program management in the areas of defense institution building, national security strategy, and civil-military cooperation.
During the course of his 30-year military career, Col. Hampton served as the U.S. senior defense official to South Africa and defense attaché to Malawi, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Additionally, he was a senior policy adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the Horn of Africa region.
Col. Hampton holds an M.A. in African studies from the University of Illinois; an M.A. in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA; and a B.A. in history from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.
Areas of Expertise
Political-Military Affairs, Peace Support Operations, National Security Strategy, Department of Defense and U.S. Embassy Operations, U.S. Security Assistance Planning and Execution.
Seminar Presentation
“Bridging the Gap between Regional and Continental Architectures: Opportunities to Support the Gulf of Guinea” in Atlantic Centre for Defense Capacity Building: First Seminar
Instituto da Defesa Nacional, June 2020
Article
The Threat at Home: ISIS Fighters Leaving Iraq and Syria May not Pose Primary Threat to Africa
Africa Defense Forum, May 6, 2019
Brief
Creating Sustainable Peacekeeping Capacity in Africa
Instaurer des capacités durables de maintien de la paix en AfriqueAfrica Center for Strategic Studies, April 2014
Adapting National Security Strategy in Times of Change
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, November 2016
Analyzing Approaches to Security Sector Assistance in Africa
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, May 2016
U.S.-Africa Strategy in Practice
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, September 2015
Security Sector Transformation in Africa
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, August 2015
“Partnership Peacekeeping”: Supporting Regional Peace and Security Initiatives in Africa
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, September 2014
Fostering Democracy, Good Governance, and Human Rights in Africa through Security Sector Assistance
National Endowment for Democracy, July 2014
Regional Hot Spots: The Horn of Africa
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, June 2014
Africa Defense Forum, March 11, 2020
Africa Maritime Dialogue Underway in Windhoek
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2019
Podcast
Forecasting the 2019 South African Elections
War Room, April 10, 2019
Podcast
South Africa’s Elections and the Maturing of Democracy
War Room, March 20, 2018
Security Challenges Driving Modest African Armored Vehicles Market
DefenceWeb, June 24, 2015