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Jen Spindel is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and Director of the International Affairs Program. She holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota and focuses on international security, the arms trade, and civil-military relations. Her research examines how arms transfers signal political commitments, study power dynamics, and analyze military narratives. Spindel has contributed to Foreign Affairs, Defense One, and War on the Rocks, and is a 2024-2025 non-resident fellow at the Institute for Future Conflict (US Air Force Academy). Her awards include the 2019 Kenneth Waltz Best Dissertation Prize and grants from the Stanton Foundation and Global Racial Inequality Lab. She teaches courses on national security, international relations, and technology-warfare linkages.
Education:
- PhD in Political Science, University of Minnesota (2018)
- MA in Political Science, University of Minnesota (2015)
- BA in Peace and Conflict Studies, Colgate University (2011)
Research Interests: Arms trade dynamics, signaling in international politics, U.S. foreign policy, military strategy, and civil-military relations. Her work combines qualitative methods and policy analysis to address questions of power, alliances, and conflict.
Grants & Fellowships:
- Non-resident fellow, Institute for Future Conflict (2024-2025)
- Stanton Foundation grant for course development (2021)
- Global Racial Inequality Lab grant (2022)
Key Contributions: Her 2025 International Security article on arms transfers as signaling mechanisms reshaped debates on military diplomacy. Recent policy work includes strategies for Ukraine’s asymmetric warfare and critiques of defense industrial base policies.
