Christopher Williams is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Mary Washington. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer in the International Relations department at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University, and a PhD in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Global Affairs at Tufts University. In 2018 Christopher was a Bradlow Fellow at The South African Institute of International Affairs. His research focuses on elite foreign policy decision-making and security issues in sub-Saharan Africa.