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Lauren Sukin
Lauren
Sukin
Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow

Lauren Sukin is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is a Centre Affiliate at LSE's Phelan United States Centre, an Affiliate at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), a Fellow at Charles University’s Peace Research Center Prague (PRCP), and a Nonresident Scholar in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 

Lauren's research examines issues of international security, focusing particularly on nuclear weapons and alliance politics. Her book project argues that credible nuclear guarantees can create fears of reliance on nuclear allies, leading to support within client states for stronger and more independent military capabilities. Lauren's broader research agenda explores other dynamics of international security, including crisis politics, cybersecurity, and security challenges on the Korean Peninsula. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the Department of Political Science at Stanford University as well as B.A.s in Political Science and Literary Arts from Brown University