Ryan Vogel

Faculty Member

Ryan Vogel

Biography

Ryan Vogel is an associate professor and the founding Director of the Center for National Security Studies and the National Security Studies academic program at Utah Valley University. He is also the founding co-executive director of the Intermountain Intelligence, Industry, and Security Consortium (I3SC). Before coming to UVU, Professor Vogel served at the Pentagon as a senior policy advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He began his career at the Pentagon through the Presidential Management Fellowship program and was awarded the Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service in 2014.

Professor Vogel has also served at the Public International Law & Policy Group, at the U.S. Senate, and at the State Department. He has taught law and national security courses at American University in Washington, D.C, BYU Law School, and the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Professor Vogel holds an LLM in public international law, with a certificate in national security law, from the Georgetown University Law Center. He earned a J.D. and an M.A. in international affairs from American University. Professor Vogel is an alum of Utah Valley University, where he graduated with a B.S. in Integrated Studies.

Professor Vogel regularly comments in the press, publishes papers, and makes presentations on national security matters. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar and serves as an Honorary Colonel with the Utah National Guard.

Education

LLM, Georgetown University Law Center, 2011

Major: Public International Law

JD, American University, Washington College of Law, 2008

Major: Law

MA, American University, School of International Service, 2008

Major: International Affairs

BS, Utah Valley University, 2004

Major: Integrated Studies

Teaching

NSS 491R

Directed Readings and Special Projects in National Security, Spring 2025

NSS 2010

Introduction to National Security WE, Spring 2025

NSS 4210

Law of War WE, Spring 2025

NSS 4990

National Security Capstone Seminar, Spring 2025

Presentations

Vogel, Ryan , National Security Week, "The Future of NATO", UVU CNSS, UVU, Orem, UT. (February 3, 2025)
Vogel, Ryan , Growth & Prosperity Summit, "Keynote with Ambassador John Bolton", Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (November 7, 2024)
Vogel, Ryan , Presidential 100, "Wars and Rumors of War", UVU, Orem, UT. (October 11, 2024)
Vogel, Ryan , UVU Ethics Week Symposium, "AI, Autonomous Systems, and the Future of Warfare, ", UVU Center for the Study of Ethics, UVU, Orem, UT. (September 26, 2024)
Vogel, Ryan J, Intermountain Intelligence, Industry, and Security Consortium Annual Symposium, "Advancing Utah's Security Sector", I3SC, Logan, UT. (April 30, 2024)
Vogel, Ryan , The United States in the New Multipolar World, "Array", CNSS, UVU. (September 11, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Vogel, Ryan J, "Chapters 5, 6, 8, 12, and 13" . New York: Kendall Hunt.
Vogel, Ryan , (2023) "In the Interest of National Security" . Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Google.
Vogel, Ryan , (2021) "Introductory Note to Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Int’l. Crim. Ct. App. Chamber)" (Issue: 1, vol. 60). https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-legal-materials/article/abs/situation-in-the-islamic-republic-of-afghanistan-intl-crim-ct-app-chamber/3E7B99B7C1907D3AA861AAF58EDC1C24
Vogel, Ryan , (2020) "Do We Treat America’s Wartime Detainees Better Than Migrant Children?" (vol. 44). https://socialchangenyu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Abdelkader-Vogel-Gelernt-Botero-Walker_RLSC-The-Harbinger_44.pdf
Vogel, Ryan , (2019) "Beyond Geneva_ Detainee Review Processes in Non-International Armed Conflict – A U.S. Perspective" (vol. 95). https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol95/iss1/3/
Vogel, Ryan , (2019) "We Treat America’s Wartime Detainees Better Than Migrant Children" . https://www.justsecurity.org/64858/we-treat-americas-wartime-detainees-better-than-migrant-children/

Awards

Dean’s Excellence Award, Engagement

UVU College of Health and Public Service - April, 2021

Faculty Senate, Faculty Excellence Award

UVU Faculty Senate - April, 2020

Presidential Award of Excellence, Innovation

Utah Valley University - April, 2019

Wolverine Achievement Awards, Faculty of the Year

UVUSA - April, 2017

Group Achievement Award

US Department of Defense

Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service

US Department of Defense - June, 2014