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Updated: Mar 3, 2010

Dr. Chen Kane

Dr. Chen Kane works at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies focuses on projects related to reducing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, with a particular focus on the Middle East. In addition, she examines means to strengthen the International Atomic Energy Agency's safeguards system and potential dangers posed by a projected global expansion of nuclear energy.

Dr. Kane joined the Center after serving as a fellow in the nonproliferation program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Previously, she worked for the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC), eventually becoming the Senior Research Associate of External Relations. Dr. Kane has also held research positions, at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, at Harvard University, and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. She continues her affiliations as a non-resident research associate with the Managing the Atom project at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School and as an advisor to the National Nuclear Security Administration, as well as with the National Defense University, where she is an adjunct professor.

Dr. Kane's was an adviser to both the Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism at Tufts University and the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University. She also served as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces.

Dr. Kane holds a B.A. in sociology, anthropology, and political science from Tel Aviv University, where she also completed an M.A. in security studies. She received her M.A.L.D. and a Ph.D. from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.