Research Analyst
(202) 546-0795 x 2107
srostker@armscontrolcenter.org
Shawn Rostker is a Research Analyst with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. His research investigates issues of nuclear strategy, arms control, and their technical and policy intersections with artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. He has a broad regional focus on Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Prior to joining the Center, Rostker worked on technology policy and competition at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, as well as nuclear deterrence and the North Korean weapons program during his time at the Center for Political-Military Analysis.
He holds a Bachelor’s in International Relations from the University of California, San Diego where he graduated summa cum laude, and a Master’s in Security Studies from Georgetown University.
Recent Analysis from Shawn Rostker
- Emails between University officials reveal efforts to downplay military applications of hypersonics October 28, 2025
- We Keep Talking About the Indo-Pacific. So I Went and Listened. September 4, 2025
- Op-Ed: The Korean Peninsula Has Seen Grand Overtures Come and Go – What Matters Now is Whether Small Steps Can Still Lead Somewhere July 9, 2025
- Israeli nuclear weapons at the heart of a strategic taboo July 4, 2025
- Dall’attacco all’Iran ai record a Wall Street June 26, 2025
- Does Iran’s nuclear program survive under the rubble? June 26, 2025
- Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? June 23, 2025
- Sky News UK: Shawn Rostker discusses U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities June 21, 2025
- Israel’s nuclear arsenal: The open secret giving it regional leverage June 19, 2025
- What do we know about Israel’s own nuclear weapons? June 18, 2025
