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
- If Trump Kills the Iran Deal, He May Give the World Another Rocket Man
There is every chance that the story ends in precisely the same way, with yet another nuclear state hostile to the United States. - Why Donald Trump Wants His Nukes to Be SmallerBe wary of tiny nukes in tiny hands.
- Technical and Political Insights into North Korea
Warring words, nuclear tests, and increased missile capabilities: CNS experts on the developments and implications. - Trump’s Next Self-Inflicted Crisis Is a Nuclear Iran
If the president kills the nuclear deal, the backlash will come sooner than he thinks. - I’m a Nuclear Weapons Expert. Trump’s Presidency is My Personal Nightmare.
We’ve relied on mutually assured destruction to protect us from all-out nuclear war. It’s always been a fragile peace. - OP#28: Geo4nonpro.org: A Geospatial Crowd-Sourcing Platform for WMD Verification
Occasional Paper #28: Geo4nonpro is a web-based platform for public viewing and annotating satellite imagery. - Kim Jong Un’s Quest for an ICBM
North Korea has at least four paths to a working ICBM, and they suggest a country that will likely succeed before too long. - The Location of America’s Nuclear Submarines Isn’t Really a Secret
Donald Trump’s mistake wasn’t lack of discretion. It was being too clever by half. - Is the United States Really Blowing Up North Korea’s Missiles?
The failures of North Korea’s missile launches are not the result of hacking. - Rex Tillerson’s ‘New Approach’ to North Korea Sounds a lot like the Old Approach
North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile program may require a policy change that includes more than just sanctions.
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
