not in residence

Research Interests
world politics, control regimes, international security, international law, East Asian security, nuclear nonproliferation, technology and security, defense management, advanced systems and concepts

Dane Swango is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Predoctoral Fellow at CISAC. His dissertation examines how the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty operates to limit nuclear proliferation. He has participated in numerous programs and projects dealing with nuclear issues in academic and nonacademic settings. His research has been funded by multiple National Science Foundation awards. He also has significant experience in East Asian security issues, a secondary research interest he developed on a Fulbright Fellowship. He graduated summa cum laude from Duke University with degrees in economics and physics.