Lauren Sukin
Affiliated Researcher
Dr. Lauren Sukin is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Dr. Sukin is also an affiliate at LSE’s United States Centre, Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), and the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Research focus
Dr. Sukin’s research examines issues of international security, focusing on the role of nuclear weapons in alliance politics. Her broader research agenda includes work on cybersecurity, crisis politics, and Indo-Pacific security. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the Department of Political Science at Stanford University as well as A.B.s in Political Science and Literary Arts from Brown University.
selected PUBLICATIONS
Sukin, L., Rodriguez, J. L., & Herzog, S. (2026). Rethinking the Deterrence-Disarmament Dichotomy: The Complex Landscape of Global Nuclear Weapons Preferences. Perspectives on Politics
Sukin, L., Herzog, S. & Lanoszka, A. (2025). Winning Hearts and Minds? How the United States Reassured During the Russo-Ukrainian War. Journal of Conflict Resolution
Sukin, L. & Woohyeok, S. (2024). East Asia’s Alliance Dilemma: Public Perceptions of the Competing Risks of Extended Nuclear Deterrence. Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament