Laura Margareta Luca
Biography
I’m broadly interested in international security, arms control and non-proliferation, alliances and extended deterrence.
I study the impact of emerging technologies (AI, autonomous weapons systems and hypersonics) on strategic stability. I use formal theory as well as machine learning techniques to study states’ interests and behavior in the realm of arms control negotiations and deterrence.
Education
B.A. in Economics and Political Science from UCLA (2016); M.A. in Political Science/International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID, Geneva, Switzerland)
Research Interests
International Relations, Political Methodology
Courses & Presentations
Primary Instructor: PS 139 – Current Issues in International Security
TA:
– PS 30 – Introduction to Game Theory
– PS 172 – Advanced Game Theory
– PS 125 – Arms Control and International Security
Graduate Advisors
Robert Trager, Barry O’Neill, Eric Min, Michael Chwe, Michelle Torres
