Dr. Alex Debs

Biography

Alexandre Debs is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Yale University and serves as the Faculty Director of the Nuclear Security Program at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. His research interests primarily focus on the causes of war, nuclear proliferation, and democratization. Debs’ work has been published in leading political science and international relations journals, including the American Political Science Review and International Security. He authored the book "Nuclear Politics: Strategic Causes of Proliferation," published by Cambridge University Press in 2017, which critically examines the strategic factors influencing nuclear proliferation. Debs received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2007, and his M.Phil. in Economic Social History from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 2002, along with a B.Sc. in Economics and Mathematics from Université de Montréal in 2000. His academic work continues to influence discussions around international security and nuclear policy.

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