David Woodworth is an external PhD candidate at the Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University. Title research: Dispute Resolution under Article 84 of the Chicago Convention: Jurisdiction and Treaty Interpretation.

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Profile

David Woodworth is a Captain at American Airlines and a Professorial Lecturer in Law (adjunct) at George Washington University Law School where he teaches a course on Aviation Law and National Security.   Mr. Woodworth is also an associate international and defense research analyst (adjunct) at RAND where he studies Russian military theory, defense, cyber and space policy.

Previously, Mr. Woodworth served in the Air National Guard retiring with the rank of colonel, where he was an Air Force Eurasia Regional Area Strategist with extensive experience in strategic and operational planning, defense policy, and adversary decision-making.  Mr. Woodworth has served as a United Nations Military Observer, Strategic Planner at U.S. European Command and the National Guard Bureau, Chief of Research of the Russia Strategic Initiative and as an Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at the School for Advanced Air and Space Studies.

An Airbus 320 Captain and Air Force Command Pilot with over 10,000 flight hours, Mr. Woodworth served in the Maryland and Puerto Rico Air National Guard as an aircraft commander, instructor/evaluator pilot and squadron commander.  He currently serves as a member of the Allied Pilots Association’s Go-Team for aircraft accident investigations and has previously served as an aircraft accident investigator.  Mr. Woodworth started his military career in the Marine Corps Reserve where he served as an air traffic controller and Russian language interpreter. 

Mr. Woodworth holds a B.A. in History and Russian from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in Russian Area Studies from Georgetown University, and a J.D. and LL.M. in National Security and Cybersecurity Law from George Washington University Law School.  Mr. Woodworth is also a graduate of and was awarded an M.A. from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, an M.A. from Air War College (Grand Strategy Program) and an M.S. from the National Defense University's College of Information and Cyberspace. 

Mr. Woodworth’s research interests are in dispute resolution, international organizations, national security and foreign relations law, and treaty law.

Publication

David Woodworth, “Moscow’s Diplomatic Moves in Montreal: Voting Dilemmas for the ICAO Council,” 49 Air and Space Law 3, June 2024 pp. 269-92

Mark Cozad, Cortez A. Cooper III, Alexis A. Blanc, David Woodworth, Anthony Atler, Kotryna Jukneviciute, Mark Hvizda, Sale Lilly, Future Scenarios for Sino-Russian Military Cooperation: Possibilities, Limitations, and Consequences, RAND Report 18 June 2024

Jeffrey Martini, Andrew Radin, Alyssa Demus, Krystyna Marcinek, Dara Massicot, Katherine Pfrommer, Ashley L. Rhoades, Chandler Sachs, Karen M. Sudkamp, David E. Thaler, Deterring Russia and Iran: Improving Effectiveness and Finding Efficiencies, RAND Report 17 August 2023

Clint Reach, Alyssa Demus, Michelle Grisé, Khrystyna Holynska, Christopher Lynch, Dara Massicot, David Woodworth, Russia's Evolution Toward a Unified Strategic Operation: The Influence of Geography and Conventional Capacity, RAND Report 13 February 2023

Activities

Moderator for Colloquium on Sustainable Aviation Fuel, George Washington University Law School, March 2023 

Ancillary Activities

Member of the New York and District of Columbia Bar Associations

Member ABA Committee on Air and Space Law