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

Nuclear Security Program

Professor Mary Elise Sarotte received her AB in History and Science from Harvard and her PhD in History from Yale. She is an expert on the history of international relations, particularly European and US foreign policy, transatlantic relations, and Western relations with Russia. Her book Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate, was shortlisted for both the Cundill Prize and the Duke of Wellington Medal, received the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Prize Silver Medal, and won the Pushkin House Prize for Best Non-Fiction Book on Russia. Not One Inch is now appearing in multiple Asian and European languages, including a best-selling and updated version in German, Nicht einen Schritt weiter nach Osten. In 2026, Sarotte will return to Yale for a full-time, fully joint appointment as a tenured faculty member in the Jackson School and the Yale School of Organization and Management.