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Peter Andreas is the John Hay Professor of International Studies and Political Science at Brown University, where he has been a faculty member since 2001. He holds a joint appointment at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Previously, he served as an Academy Scholar at Harvard University and a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Andreas received his BA from Swarthmore College and his PhD from Cornell University. His research spans the fields of security studies and international political economy, focusing on transnational crime, crime control, border politics, and the political economy of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. His works include notable titles such as 'Killer High: A History of War on Six Drugs' and 'Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America.' He has published widely in leading journals and contributed op-eds to major newspapers. His current book project is 'Contraband Capitalism: How Smugglers Made the Modern World,' under contract with Princeton University Press. In 2024, he was awarded the Distinguished Scholar Award by the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime, highlighting his notable contributions to the field.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Joined the Department of Political Science with a joint appointment at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
Department: Department of Economics