associate professor, School of International Service
Area of Expertise:
U.S. national security, nuclear weapons strategy and force structure, nonproliferation, civil-military relations, U.S. foreign policy, U.S. defense policy
Additional Information:
Sharon K. Weiner is an international expert on nuclear weapons politics, strategy, and force structure and the organizational politics and U.S. national security policy more broadly. Her current work focuses on the theory, practice, and social construction of deterrence and the politics of U.S. nuclear weapon modernization programs. Her book, Our Own Worst Enemy? Institutional Interests and the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Expertise, won the 2012 Louis Brownlow award from the National Academy of Public Administration. Her articles have been published in International Security, Political Science Quarterly, The Nonproliferation Review, as well as other journals. Prof. Weiner’s research has been featured in print, online, and broadcast media outlets including The New York Times, Politico, War on the Rocks, Kommersant, and ZDF.
Foreign Language Fluency:
n/a
Academic Credentials:
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MA, University of Lancaster (UK);