Bennett Ramberg

Bennett Ramberg (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, J.D. UCLA), has served a foreign policy analyst and/or consultant to the Department of State (Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs), U.S. Senate, Nuclear Control Institute, Henry Stimson Center, Global Green and Committee to Bridge the Gap. His academic appointments have included positions at Princeton, Stanford and UCLA. The author of three books and editor of three others on international politics, Ramberg is best known for what many consider the classic treatment of the radiological and strategic consequences of military attacks on reactors, "Nuclear Power Plants as Weapons for The Enemy," University of California Press.

His most recent journal publications include "The Precedents for Withdrawal: From Vietnam to Iraq," Foreign Affairs, March/April 2009 and "Living With Nuclear North Korea," Survival, August-September 2009. Other journal outlets have included Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Political Science Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Arms Control Today, International Relations, Group Decision and Negotiation, Communication and the Law and the Croatian Medical Review.

In addition, his many Op-Eds have appeared in most major newspapers in the United States, e.g., the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, etc. and many around the globe. His most recent Op-Eds include "The Next Mumbai: The Future of India-Pakistan Deterrence," WorldPoliticsReview.com, December 8, 2009; "The Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan Through CIA Eyes: Lesson for the United States Today, Huffington Post, November 24, 2009, "How to Halt the Spread of Nukes," YaleGlobal, November 9, 2009 and "In the Fight Against Proliferation Don't Forget About Syria," Jerusalem Post, October 20, 2009.