Vita
Tristan Volpe is Senior Researcher in the research project Arms Control and Emerging Technologies at the Berlin office of the IFSH. He is on sabbatical leave from the Naval Postgraduate School, where he is an Associate Professor in the Defense Analysis Department. Tristan Volpe worked previously at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Research profile
He studies how technology shapes cooperation and competition among nations. His current research portfolio examines how the dual use nature of modern technology shapes arming strategies, as well as alternative governance options for managing arms races over artificial intelligence.
- Technology and international competition
- Dual use - civilian and military - capabilities
- Coercion and deterrence
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Foreign and defense policies of USA
Memberships & professional activities
- Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School
- Non-resident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Editorial Board Member, Contemporary Security Policy
