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Malcolm Nance
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Malcolm Wrightson Nance
1961 (age 63–64) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Education | Excelsior University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Title | Executive Director, Terror Asymmetrics Project on Strategy, Tactics and Radical Ideologies (TAPSTRI) |
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| Rank |  Senior chief petty officer (United States) |
Malcolm Wrightson Nance (born 1961) is an American author and expert. He used to be a United States Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer. His special skill was naval cryptology, which means he worked with secret codes and messages.
Nance is known for analyzing intelligence and foreign policy. He often talks about groups that use violence for their beliefs, like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS). He also studies how to fight against these groups and unusual ways of warfare.
He learned Arabic and works on national security. This includes fighting terrorism, understanding terrorist plans, and dealing with extreme beliefs. In 2014, he started a "think tank" called the Terror Asymmetrics Project on Strategy, Tactics and Radical Ideologies (TAPSTRI). A think tank is a group that researches and gives advice on important topics.
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Early Life and Education
Malcolm Nance was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He went to West Catholic Boys High School in the city. He learned several languages, including Spanish, French, and Latin. He also took free classes in Russian and Chinese.
In 2011, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Excelsior University in New York.
Military Career and Training
Nance served in the United States Navy for 20 years, from 1981 to 2001. As a specialist in naval cryptology, he worked on many operations. These included fighting terrorism, gathering intelligence, and combat missions. He became very skilled in these areas.
He also taught a special course called Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE). This training taught Navy and Marine Corps pilots how to survive if they became prisoners of war. Nance helped create a course on how to survive terrorism, abduction, and being held hostage.
Nance was part of several combat operations. He was involved after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings. He also served during Operation Praying Mantis and the Gulf War. He assisted during an air strike in Banja Luka, Bosnia.
After His Military Service
After leaving the Navy in 2001, Nance started his own company. It was called Special Readiness Services International (SRSI) and provided intelligence support. On September 11, 2001, he saw American Airlines Flight 77 crash into the Pentagon. He was one of the first people to help rescue victims at the crash site.
Later, Nance worked as a security contractor in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, and North Africa. From 2005 to 2007, he taught about fighting terrorism. He lectured at universities in Sydney, Australia, and Wellington, New Zealand.
Today, Nance leads the Terror Asymmetrics Project on Strategy, Tactics and Radical Ideologies (TAPSTRI). This group studies and analyzes how to fight terrorism. He is also on the advisory board for the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C..
Writing Books
Malcolm Nance has written several books about fighting terrorism and intelligence. Some of his well-known books include:
- An End to al-Qaeda
- Terrorist Recognition Handbook
- The Terrorists of Iraq
- Defeating ISIS
- The Plot to Hack America
- The Plot to Destroy Democracy
- The Plot to Betray America
Personal Life
Malcolm Nance was married to Maryse Beliveau-Nance. Sadly, she passed away in 2019. In the 2024 United States presidential election, Nance supported Kamala Harris.
Film and TV Appearances
Malcolm Nance has appeared in several documentaries as an interviewee. These include:
- Dirty Wars (2013)
- Trump: The Kremlin Candidate? (2017)
- Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump (2020)
