Areas of Specialization
- International security
- Alliance politics
- Theories of war
- European security
Biography and Research
BA (Windsor), PhD (Princeton)
Alexander Lanoszka is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Waterloo as well as the Director of the Master of Public Service program. He studies alliance politics, theories of war, and European security. His first book Atomic Assurance: The Alliance Politics of Nuclear Proliferation (Cornell University Press, 2018) examines the conditions under which states that receive formal security commitments begin, and sometimes stop, seeking their own nuclear weapons. His second book Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century (Polity, 2022) offers a holistic overview of how alliances operate from their conception to their eventual demise. He has published in leading journals such as International Affairs, International Security, and International Studies Quarterly.
He taught at City, University of London prior to coming to Waterloo and held fellowships at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology and Dartmouth College. You may learn more about his work at his website www.alexlanoszka.com.
Current Teaching
- PSCI 355 – Russia and its Neighbours
- PSCI 384 – Technology and International Security
- PSCI 481 – Interstate War
Selected Publications
Books
Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century (Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2022).
Atomic Assurance: The Alliance Politics of Nuclear Proliferation (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2018).
Articles
“Credibility in Crises: How Patrons Reassure their Allies,” International Studies Quarterly, vol. 68, no. 2 (2024): sqae062, with Lauren Sukin.
"Sweden, Finland, and the Meaning of Alliance Membership,” Texas National Security Review, vol. 6, no. 2 (2023): 33-56, with Katherine K. Elgin.
“Disinformation in International Politics,” European Journal of International Security, vol. 4, no. 2 (2019): 227-248.
“To Arm or To Ally? The Patron’s Dilemma and the Strategic Logic of Arms Transfers and Alliances,” International Security, vol. 41, no. 2 (2016): 90-139, with Keren Yarhi-Milo and Zack Cooper.
“Russian Hybrid Warfare and Extended Deterrence in Eastern Europe,” International Affairs, vol. 92, no. 1 (2016): 175-195.