Christopher Clary

PhD, Political Science, MIT
MA, National Security Affairs, the Naval Postgraduate School
BA, History and International Studies, Wichita State University
About
Christopher Clary is an Associate Professor of Political Science. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University (2015-2016), a predoctoral fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University (2014-2015), a Stanton Nuclear Security Predoctoral Fellow at the RAND Corporation (2013-2014), and a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in India (2009). Clary also served as country director for South Asian affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (2006–2009), a research associate at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California (2003–2005), and a research assistant at the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. (2001–2003).
Research Interests
- International Affairs
- Sources of cooperation in interstate rivalries
- Causes and consequences of nuclear proliferation
- U.S. defense policy
- Politics of South Asia
Instruction & Advising
Courses
- Master of International Affairs Program