Hamilton Lugar School
of Global and International Studies

Phone:

(812) 856-0812

Email:

bellam@iu.edu

Department:

International Studies

Campus:

IU Bloomington

Andrew Bell’s research interests focus on international security, international law, the law of armed conflict/international humanitarian law, humanitarian intervention, urban warfare, counterinsurgency, and ethics in war. His current research examines the effect of the international humanitarian law and norms of restraint on combatant conduct toward civilians during war. Dr. Bell earned a Ph.D. in political science from Duke University specializing in security and conflict studies, a J.D.-M.A. from the University of Virginia School of Law specializing in international law, and an M.T.S. from Duke Divinity School specializing in ethics and just war theory. He has held fellowships with the U.S. Naval Academy and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and he has served as an active duty and reserve officer in the U.S. Air Force with service in Iraq and Afghanistan.