Spenser Warren

Spenser A. Warren was an IGCC Postdoctoral Fellow in Technology and International Security based in Washington, D.C. from 2023-2025. He received a Ph.D. in political science from Indiana University Bloomington, where he was also a graduate affiliate of the Indiana University Russian Studies Workshop. His dissertation explored the mechanisms driving Russian nuclear modernization in the 21st century. He received a B.A. in international relations and a B.A. in Russian and Eurasian studies from Michigan State University.

Spenser’s broader research interests include nuclear politics and strategy, Russian foreign policy, transatlantic relations, alliance politics, and Eurasian security. His work has been published in academic journals such as Asian Affairs and policy-oriented outlets including War on the Rocks and The Conversation. His current research agenda focuses on the relationship between emerging nuclear technologies and nuclear strategy, the nuclear dimension of U.S. alliances, and Russian foreign policy in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.