Paul van Hooft
Research Leader for Defence and Security at RAND Europe
Dr Paul van Hooft is a Research Leader at RAND Europe. Dr van Hooft’s work focuses on the origins and logic of American grand strategy; European grand strategy and security; nuclear deterrence and strategy; Indo-Pacific security, transatlantic relations; alliances; military innovation, and extended deterrence. Dr van Hooft attained his PhD in political science/international relations from the University of Amsterdam. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Security Studies Program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), including as a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, and a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI). Dr van Hooft has published in the Journal of Strategic Studies, Security Studies, International Politics, and War on the Rocks, among others. Dr van Hooft is an adjunct professor at Leiden University, where he teaches on nuclear weapons and international security.
Updated: September 6, 2024