Director
East Asia Nonproliferation Program (EANP)
[email protected]
Monterey, CA
831.647.6616
Background
Before coming to CNS, he was the Director of the Nuclear Strategy and Nonproliferation Initiative at the New America Foundation.
Prior to that, Dr. Jeffrey Lewis was Executive Director of the Managing the Atom Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Executive Director of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a desk officer in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. He is also a Research Scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy (CISSM).
Education
Dr. Lewis received his Ph.D. in Policy Studies (International Security and Economic Policy) from the University of Maryland and his B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.
CNS Work
- What’s The Deal?
Everything you need to know about the Iranian nuclear deal. - The Status of the Front End of Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Reviewing the claims underlying recent media reports of KSA uranium mining and milling. - New Podcast: – The Deal: The story of the Iran nuclear deal
How it came together, how it fell apart, and what that means for the rest of us. - How the Coronavirus Outbreak is Like a Nuclear Attack
An interview with CNS expert Jeffrey Lewis on the similarities between crises that nobody wants, yet stumbles into. - How Trump Got Suckered by Iran and North Korea
He’s pushed Iran closer to going nuclear — and spurred an arms race in North Korea, Russia, and China. - Tough Lessons: Advice for the Next President
Jeffrey Lewis joins Joe Cirincione on the Press the Button podcast from Ploughshares Fund. - A Mysterious Explosion Took Place in Russia. What Really Happened?
Russia’s catastrophic test of a nuclear-powered missile proves that a new global arms race will mean new nuclear accidents. - North Korea Is Keeping Its Nukes. That Seems to Be Fine with Trump Now.
The administration is treating North Korea like the nuclear power it is. - Preliminary Analysis: KN-23 SRBM
Despite the general similarity with Russia’s Iskander-M, the KN-23 exhibits differences consistent with indigenous design and production. - US Claims of Russian Noncompliance with Nuclear-Test Ban Raise Questions
CNS experts on fact-checking, background, and implications of the accusations.
Bibliography
Dr. Lewis is the author of Minimum Means of Reprisal: China’s Search for Security in the Nuclear Age (MIT Press, 2007) and publishes ArmsControlWonk.com, the leading blog on disarmament, arms control and nonproliferation. He also contributes a regular column on nuclear issues to Foreignpolicy.com
