Research/Areas of Interest
Nuclear weapons policy
United States-China security relationship
Technology and international security
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David Logan
Assistant Professor of Security Studies
Contact Information
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617-627-8469
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160 Packard Avenue, Room Cabot 601
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Education
- PhD, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
- BA, Grinnell College, Grinnell, United States
Biography
David C. Logan is assistant professor of security studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. He is a faculty affiliate of the International Security Studies Program (ISSP) and The Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs, and his research focuses on nuclear weapons, arms control, deterrence, and the U.S.-China security relationship.
Logan is a critical analyst of international security, and his scholarship is published widely in numerous top academic journals. He has conducted research for the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs at National Defense University and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. His research examines the nature of conflicts in a new era of nuclear-powered great power competition and has significant implications for understanding the factors that influence China's decisions to use military force against regional neighbors.
A sharp voice on matters of international security, Logan previously taught in the National Security Affairs Department at the Naval War College. He served as a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow with the MIT Security Studies Program and as a fellow with the Princeton Center for International Security Studies, where he was also director of the Strategic Education Initiative.
Logan is a critical analyst of international security, and his scholarship is published widely in numerous top academic journals. He has conducted research for the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs at National Defense University and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. His research examines the nature of conflicts in a new era of nuclear-powered great power competition and has significant implications for understanding the factors that influence China's decisions to use military force against regional neighbors.
A sharp voice on matters of international security, Logan previously taught in the National Security Affairs Department at the Naval War College. He served as a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow with the MIT Security Studies Program and as a fellow with the Princeton Center for International Security Studies, where he was also director of the Strategic Education Initiative.