Dr. Layne Hancock is the Program Coordinator and Editor at the Institute for Future Conflict. Hancock earned his Ph.D. in ethics and philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in 2024. He also holds master’s degrees from Yale University and Southern Seminary, as well as a B.A. from Baylor University. He was awarded the Mary Cady Tew Prize for exceptional ability in philosophy, ethics, and history during his first year of study at Yale. Hancock manages the IFC website and is the chief editor for Future Conflict. Hancock studies topics relating to just war theory, the ethics of war, and the moral aspects of great power competition.