Prior to coming to NDC, he taught at Howard Payne University in Texas and served as a Research Assistant at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. Dr. Greene holds a Doctorate in Politics from the Catholic University of America, a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, and a bachelor’s Degree in History and Political Science from George Fox University. Dr. Greene’s primary research interest is the study of democratic transitions and consolidation in new democracies.