James E. Platte
James E. Platte, PhD is a Research Staff Member in the Strategy, Forces, and Resources Division at the Institute for Defense Analyses. His research focuses on US nuclear strategy and policy, including on US-ROK relations and strategic deterrence in Europe and Asia. Before joining IDA, he was a faculty member...
Biography
James E. Platte, PhD is a Research Staff Member in the Strategy, Forces, and Resources Division at the Institute for Defense Analyses. His research focuses on US nuclear strategy and policy, including on US-ROK relations and strategic deterrence in Europe and Asia. Before joining IDA, he was a faculty member at the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies and at the US Air Force Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies. His research and writings have appeared in Asian Perspective, Comparative Strategy, Cyber Defense Review, and the Journal of International Politics, among others. He also co-edited and contributed a chapter to a 2023 book from Routledge titled Indo-Pacific Strategies and Foreign Policy Challenges: The US-China Strategic Competition. He previously worked on counterproliferation and nuclear security issues with the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Department of Energy. He also held research fellowships with the National Bureau of Asian Research, East-West Center, Pacific Forum, Council on Foreign Relations, and Harvard Kennedy School. He holds a doctorate in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.