Roy Godson (born 1942) is an academic and scholar within the fields of international politics and national security, and a professor emeritus at Georgetown University.

Godson graduated with a PhD from Columbia University, with a focus on international politics and national security.

[4][5][6] Godson testified before the United States House of Representatives, United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, as an expert on violence in Central America.

[5] He testified before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in 2017, to give background on the Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.

[7] He has served as president of the National Strategy Information Center, Washington, D.C.[8][9][10] Godson has authored and edited multiple books on covert operations and intelligence, including: Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy,[11] Dirty Tricks or Trump Cards,[12] and Comparing Foreign Intelligence.