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Thomas M. Nichols, Ph.D.

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Biography

A native of Massachusetts.

Contact Information

(401) 207-6001

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Cold War
  • Deterrence
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • NATO
  • Nuclear
  • Russia

Professional Highlights

2005

Adjunct Professor, Harvard Extension School

Teaching courses on nuclear weapons, the Cold War, and national security issues. Worked with Harvard the U.S. Air Force to create a Certificate in Nuclear Deterrence Studies.
2016

Adjunct Professor, USAF School of Strategic Force Studies

Named one of nine inaugural professors (along with former Secretary of Defense William Perry and other new faculty) in the Air Force School of Strategic Force Studies, specializing in nuclear deterrence issues.
2011

Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

A joint appointment in then International Security and Managing the Atom programs, where I wrote a book on nuclear strategy.
1991

U.S. Senate

Foreign policy and national defense personal staff to US Senator John Heinz.
1996

Associate Professor, Dartmouth College

Taught comparative politics and Russian affairs in the Department of Government
1988

Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Fellow in in the Soviet Studies project.

Education

Ph.D., Georgetown University

M.A., Columbia University

B.A., Boston University

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Publications

The death of expertise : the campaign against established knowledge and why it matters
2017

No use : nuclear weapons and U.S. national security
2014

Eve of destruction : the coming age of preventive war
2008

Winning the World: Lessons for America’s Future from the Cold War
2002

Awards and Decorations

US Navy Civilian Meritorious Service Medal

Harvard University Extension School Petra Shattuck Memorial Teaching Award

Naval War College Professional Achievement Award

External Memberships and Associations

American Political Science Association

Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society

Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs

News, Media, & Events

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Second Annual Future Warfighting Symposium

Aug. 14, 2018
News Publication
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VODCAST: Experts react to coordinated strikes in Syria

Apr. 13, 2018
CBC Radio-Canada
Article Publication

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