Dinshaw J. Mistry

Biography

Dinshaw Mistry is professor of political science and Asian studies at the University of Cincinnati. He has also been a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center; the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University; and the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University. He specializes in international relations, security studies, Asian security, and technology and politics. Within these fields, his research covers two main areas: nuclear and missile proliferation, and South Asian security and US foreign policy in the region. Dr. Mistry is author of two major books. The first, Containing Missile Proliferation, is a comprehensive study of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and its impact on 14 missile programs; it also analyzes the supply-side approach to nonproliferation. The second, The US-India Nuclear Agreement, offers the most detailed analysis of nuclear negotiations with India; it highlights the impact of domestic politics on nuclear diplomacy. His additional writings appear in journals such as International Security, Security Studies, Asian Survey, Political Science Quarterly, and Arms Control Today, and in the International Herald Tribune, New York Times, and Washington Post.

Research Interest

Dr. Mistry's current research projects examine regional nuclear challenges and the global arms control regime; the new dimensions of missile proliferation and missile defense; and US-India strategic relations and their implications for Asian security. At the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Mistry directed the program in Asian Studies, and also developed and administered the academic programs in security studies.