MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
Nuclear Security Program

People

Director

Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy, Nuclear Security Program
Alexandre Debs
Professor of Political Science, Director, Nuclear Security Program

Faculty Fellows

Nuclear Security Program
Michael Brenes
Lecturer and Co-Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, Faculty Fellow, Nuclear Security Program
Nuclear Security Program
Bárbara Cruvinel Santiago
John B. Madden Dean of Berkeley College, Lecturer, Department of Physics, Faculty Fellow, Nuclear Security Program
Nuclear Security Program
Mary Sarotte
Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies and, effective in 2026, Professor, Jackson School of Global Affairs and School of Management, Yale University
Council on East Asian Studies , European Studies Council, Nuclear Security Program
Arne Westad
Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs, Faculty Fellow, Nuclear Security Program

Visitors

Nuclear Security Program
Mehdi Isse
Visiting Student
Academic Year: 2025-26
Nuclear Security Program
Matthew Fuhrmann
Visiting Professor
Academic Year: 2023-24
Nuclear Security Program
Jonathan Hunt
Visiting Professor
Academic Year: 2023-24

2025 Cohort

2024 Cohort

Nuclear Security Program
Tony Cai
Fellow

2023 Cohort

Nuclear Security Program
Avi Ross
Fellow

Staff

MacMillan Center
Sarah Hopkins
Program Coordinator, Global Programs