Gregory Koblentz

GREGORY KOBLENTZ is Assistant Professor of Government and Politics and Deputy Director of the Biodefense Program at George Mason University, and a Research Affiliate with the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to arriving at George Mason, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, a National Security Fellow at the Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University, and a post-doctoral fellow with the Security Studies Program at MIT. Previously, he was a Research Specialist with the Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness at the John F. Kennedy School of Government where he published studies on bioterrorism and homeland security. He has also worked for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research focuses on the international security implications of biological weapons and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. He has taught courses on international relations theory, military security, terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and biosecurity. His latest publication is “Pathogens as Weapons: The International Security Implications of Biological Warfare,” International Security, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Winter 2003/04). He is also the co-author of Tracking Nuclear Proliferation (1998) and has also published articles in Nonproliferation Review, Arms Control Today, and Jane’s Intelligence Review.