Professor of the Practice
[email protected]
Monterey, CA
831.647.6697
@HerzogSM
Areas of Research
- Global nuclear order and multilateral nuclear governance
- Nuclear arms control verification
- Disarmament and moving beyond nuclear deterrence
- Public opinion on nuclear weapons and nuclear energy
- Emerging and disruptive technologies
- Diversity and inclusion in the nuclear field
Background
Dr. Stephen Herzog is Professor of the Practice at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). He is Academic Co-Chair of the Beyond Nuclear Deterrence Working Group, an initiative of the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University’s Project on Managing the Atom. Dr. Herzog is drafting a book manuscript about multilateral nuclear arms control and has several other ongoing projects on nuclear deterrence, proliferation, and disarmament. He is also interested in the role of emerging and disruptive technologies in international security. His research draws on archival studies, elite interviewing, and survey experiments.
Prior to joining CNS, Dr. Herzog was a Senior Researcher in Nuclear Arms Control at ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. He has also been a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Before completing his Ph.D. in Political Science at Yale University, Dr. Herzog worked at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and the Federation of American Scientists. He has worked, researched, and traveled in over 100 countries.
Dr. Herzog’s research is published or forthcoming in Contemporary Security Policy, Energy Research & Social Science, International Security, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, The Journal of Politics, the Naval War College Review, The Nonproliferation Review, and Survival. His public affairs commentary has been featured in outlets including Arms Control Today, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Financial Times, Science, The National Interest, War on the Rocks, and The Washington Post.
Education
Dr. Herzog holds a B.A. in International Relations from Knox College, an M.A. in Security Studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University.
Selected Writing
- The Altered Nuclear Order in the Wake of the Russia-Ukraine War
- Under the Umbrella: Nuclear Crises, Extended Deterrence, and Public Opinion
- Beyond Nuclear Deterrence
- The War in Ukraine and Global Nuclear Order
- Durable Institution Under Fire? The NPT Confronts Emerging Multipolarity
- Antinormative Messaging, Group Cues, and the Nuclear Ban Treaty
- Backchannel Non-Proliferation: Militarily Non-Aligned States and Nuclear Diplomacy
- The First TPNW Meeting and the Future of the Nuclear Ban Treaty
- Public Opinion on Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons: The Attitudinal Nexus in the United States
- Japanese Public Opinion, Political Persuasion, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
- Correspondence: Clandestine Capabilities and Technological Diffusion Risks
- “What About China?” and the Threat to US–Russian Nuclear Arms Control
- The Nuclear Fuel Cycle and the Proliferation “Danger Zone”
- A Way Forward with North Korea: The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- The Nuclear Test Ban: Technical Opportunities For the New Administration
CNS Work
- NATO and Emerging Technologies—The Alliance’s Shifting Approach to Military Innovation
This explores ongoing NATO activities and challenges adapting to the new era of defense innovation, emerging technologies, and great power competition. - Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Transform, but Do Not Lift, the Fog of War: Evidence from Russia’s War on Ukraine
New technologies add more complexity than clarity on battlefields. - The Trilateral Dilemma: Great Power Competition, Global Nuclear Order, and Russia’s War on Ukraine
Scholars and policy analysts have debated the health of the global nuclear order since the beginning of Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. - Dr. Stephen Herzog Appears on InFocus With Ejaz Haider
Dr. Herzog was hosted at the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR) for a conversation on nuclear risks, arms control, and deterrence.
