CNS Non-Resident Scholar
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Twitter: @sbidgood
Sarah Bidgood is a 2023-2024 Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow in the MIT Security Studies Program. Prior to this, she served as Director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at CNS. Her work focuses on U.S.-Soviet and U.S.-Russian arms control and nonproliferation cooperation, as well as the nonproliferation regime more broadly. Her research and analysis have appeared in journals such as International Security, the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, and The Nonproliferation Review, as well as outlets including Foreign Policy, Arms Control Today, War on the Rocks, and The National Interest.
Sarah received her BA in Russian from Wellesley College. She holds an MA in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and an MA with distinction in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She is a PhD candidate (ABD) in Defense Studies at King’s College London, where her dissertation focuses on the relationship between Cold War nuclear crises and arms control.
CNS Work
- CNS Activities at the 2019 NPT PrepCom
A multitude of CNS experts, students, and alumni participated in the NPT PrepCom. - NPT PrepCom 2019: Live CNS Updates
A group of students, young professionals, and CNS staff attend each NPT PrepCom and RevCon as part of the CNS delegation. - Possible Wild Cards to Contemplate in Preparation for the 2019 NPT PrepCom
A number of surprises are likely for the next NPT PrepCom. CNS flags six issues that merit attention. - An NPT Hallmark in Annecy
The diplomatic workshop continues to demonstrate its value as part of the NPT review process. - Trump Accidentally Just Triggered Global Nuclear Proliferation
Before the US killed it, the INF Treaty didn’t just stem the arms race with Russia—it stopped the spread of nuclear weapons around the world. - Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy
GCNP is an important new leadership network that aims to break down gender barriers in the nuclear policy domain. - Senior Diplomat from Jamaica Visits CNS
Ms. Shorna-Kay Richards’s visit stimulated lively discussion at the Center on a host of issues related to disarmament, nonproliferation, and arms control. - The Good Old Days of the Cold War: US–Soviet Cooperation on Nonproliferation
Emphasis given to nonproliferation enabled cooperation during some of the most frigid moments of the Cold War. - Once and Future Partners: The US, Russia, and Nuclear Non-proliferation
Despite their Cold War rivalry, the US and the Soviet Union frequently engaged in joint efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. - Women to the Fore: Gender at the 2018 NPT PrepCom Meeting
Sarah Bidgood’s report from Geneva in the Newsroom magazine.
