Alan J. Kuperman

Alan Kuperman
Associate Professor of Public Affairs

Education

Ph.D. in Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.A. in International Relations and International Economics, Johns Hopkins University
A.B. in Physical Sciences, Harvard University

Research Areas

Ethnic Conflict
Military Intervention
Nuclear Nonproliferation

Teaching Areas

Policy Process and Institutions
International Affairs and Diplomacy

Alan J. Kuperman teaches in the Master of Global Policy Studies program and is founding coordinator of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Project. His research focuses on ethnic conflict, military intervention, and nuclear nonproliferation. His latest books are Plutonium for Energy? and Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa, and his recent articles include “Russia’s Failed ‘Muscular Mediation’ in Nagorno-Karabakh” and “Global Risks from US Violation of HEU Minimization.” In 2013, he was a senior fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and in 2009 he was a fellow at the Wilson Center, both in Washington, DC. From 2002 to 2005, Dr. Kuperman was resident assistant professor and coordinator of the international relations program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna, Italy. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Kuperman worked as legislative director for U.S. Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY), as a legislative assistant for U.S. Speaker of the House Thomas Foley (D-WA), as chief of staff for U.S. Rep. James Scheuer (D-NY), as a senior policy analyst for the nongovernmental Nuclear Control Institute, and as a fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Recent Publications
Australia must scrap failing AUKUS submarine deal as key promises crumble
Russia’s failed “muscular mediation” in Nagorno-Karabakh
U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons
How Trump Could Make ‘Muscular Mediation’ Work in Ukraine
On Army bases, nuclear energy can’t add resilience, just costs and risks
Moral hazard in Sudan’s ‘Two Areas’ – humanitarianism that perpetuates civil war
Gaza Killings Exceed Those of Recent “Genocides”

Courses Taught
Spring - 63086 - P A 345 - INTERNATIONAL POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD
Spring - 63089 - P A 345 - MILITARY STRATEGY
Spring - 63214 - P A 388K - INTERNATIONAL POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD
Spring - 63216 - P A 388K - MILITARY STRATEGY
Spring - 60230 - PA 325 - CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: PREVENTING AND ENDING CIVIL WARS
Spring - 60240 - PA 325 - MILITARY STRATEGY
Spring - 60345 - PA 388K - CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: PREVENTING AND ENDING CIVIL WARS
Spring - 60435 - PA 388K - MILITARY STRATEGY
Fall - 65270 - P A 325 - ETHNIC CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
Fall - 65290 - P A 325 - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY
Fall - 65520 - P A 388K - ETHNIC CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
Fall - 65550 - P A 388K - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY
Spring - 59185 - P A 325 - CNFLCT MGMT PRVNT/END CVL WARS
Spring - 59195 - P A 325 - MILITARY STRATEGY
Spring - 59410 - P A 388K - CNFLCT MGMT PRVNT/END CVL WARS
Spring - 59520 - P A 388K - MILITARY STRATEGY
Fall - 60010 - P A 325 - ETHNIC CNFLCT AND HUMAN INTRV
Fall - 60020 - P A 325 - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLCY
Fall - 60235 - P A 388K - ETHNIC CNFLCT AND HUMAN INTRV
Fall - 60280 - P A 388K - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POL
Spring - 60265 - PA 388K - ETHNIC CONFLICT AND HUMAN INTERVENTION
Spring - 60308 - PA 388K - Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
Fall - 61140 - P A 388K - ETHNIC CONFLICT AND HUMAN INTERVENTION
Fall - 61164 - P A 388K - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY
Spring - 59245 - PA 388K - Ethnic Conflict and Human Intervention
Spring - 59285 - PA 388K - Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
Fall - 60865 - PA 388K - MILITARY STRATEGY
Fall - 60890 - PA 388K - PREVENTING/ENDING CIVIL WARS
Spring - 60688 - PA 388K - Military Strategy-WB
Spring - 60529 - PA 682GB - Civil War Prevention Manual-WB
Fall - 60925 - PA 387G - NATURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
Spring - 58385 - PA 388K - Energy Alternatives for Defense Operations
Spring - 58390 - PA 388K - Ethnic Conflict and Humanitarian Intervention
Fall - 58960 - PA 387G - Nature Of the International System
Fall - 58895 - PA 682GA - Civil War Prevention Manual
Spring - 60100 - PA 388K - Conflict Management: Preventing and Ending Civil Wars
Spring - 60160 - PA 388K - Military Strategy
Fall - 59215 - PA 387G - Nature Of the International System
Fall - 59335 - PA 388K - Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
Spring - 60765 - PA 388K - Ethnic Conflict and Humanitarian Intervention
Spring - 60635 - PA 682GB - Plutonium for Energy? Environmental, Economic, and Security Issues
Spring - 61340 - PA 388K - Conflict Management
Spring - 61403 - PA 388K - Military Strategy
Fall - 60820 - PA 387G - The Nature of the International System
Fall - 60740 - PA 682GA - Plutonium for Energy? Environmental, Economic, and Security Issues
Spring - 60270 - PA 388K - Ethnic Conflict & Humanitarian Intervention
Fall - 60620 - PA 387G - The Nature of the International System
Fall - 60725 - PA 388K - Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
Spring - 61155 - PA 388K - Conflict Management
Spring - 61198 - PA 388K - Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
Fall - 59855 - PA 387G - The Nature of the International System
Fall - 59860 - PA 387G - The Nature of the International System
Fall - 59945 - PA 388K - Military Strategy
Fall - 62515 - PA 387G - The Nature of the International System
Fall - 62550 - PA 388K - Ethnic Conflict & Humanitarian Intervention
Spring - 62765 - PA 388K - Conflict Management
Spring - 62850 - PA 388K - Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
Contact Information
Curriculum Vitae

Website

http://www.Kuperman.com
Phone
512-471-8245
Campus location
SRH 3.354