Thomas Fraise

Thomas Fraise is a Postdoc at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, specializing in nuclear deterrence, secrecy, and Cold War history. His work focuses on NATO extended deterrence rituals and democratization challenges in nuclear states.

• Affiliation: University of Copenhagen (ERC RITUAL DETERRENCE project)
• Previous: MIT Security Studies Program (Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow 2023-2024), Sciences Po Paris (Nuclear Knowledges program)

Research interests span nuclear politics, democratic erosion through secrecy, Cold War institutional analysis, and historiography of deterrence. His publications examine nuclear testing's environmental and political consequences, secrecy mechanisms, and strategic canon evolution.

Scientific contributions include:

• 2025 study on French nuclear program's democratic impact
• 2024 analyses of nuclear-environmental compartmentalization
• 2023 work on UK/France/Sweden nuclear secrecy
• 2022 archival revelations about Algerian nuclear testing

He holds a PhD from Sciences Po Paris and maintains collaborations across European political science institutions.