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Director, Graduate Program
Research Interests:
- International Relations
- International Security
- International Conflict
- Nuclear Proliferation
Biography:
Matthew Fuhrmann is an associate professor of political science and Ray A. Rothrock `77 Fellow at Texas A&M University.
His research focuses on international relations, nuclear proliferation, and armed conflict. He is the author of Atomic Assistance: How “Atoms for Peace” Programs Cause Nuclear Insecurity (Cornell University Press, 2012) and the coauthor of Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy (Cambridge University Press, 2016). His work has been published or is forthcoming in peer reviewed journals such as American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, International Organization, International Security, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, and Journal of Politics. He has also written opinion pieces for The Atlantic (online), The Christian Science Monitor, Slate, and USA Today.
He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. You can follow him on Twitter @mcfuhrmann.
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate courses
- POLS 306: Contemporary Political Problems and Issues
- POLS 418: Theories of International Relations
Graduate courses
- POLS 631: Conflict Studies
Representative Publications:
Matthew Fuhrmann. 2012. Atomic Assistance: How “Atoms for Peace” Programs Cause Nuclear Insecurity. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press (Studies in Security Affairs).
Todd S. Sechser and Matthew Fuhrmann. 2013. “Crisis Bargaining and Nuclear Blackmail,” International Organization, 67 (1): 173-195.
Matthew Fuhrmann. 2009. “Spreading Temptation: Proliferation and Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreements,” International Security 34 (1): 7-41.