Julia C. Morse

Julia C. Morse serves as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative. She holds the inaugural Robert A. Belfer International Affairs Fellowship in European Security from the Council on Foreign Relations.

Her educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy and Political Science from Duke University, complemented by Master's and PhD degrees from Princeton University.

Dr. Morse's research centers on international organizations and global governance systems, with specialized focus on monitoring protocols, compliance enforcement mechanisms, and market-driven regulatory approaches. Her seminal work examines how entities like the Financial Action Task Force utilize public non-complier lists to drive national policy changes against terrorist financing, as detailed in her Cornell University Press monograph. She actively investigates historical analogies in AI governance frameworks, analyzing lessons from nuclear regulation, financial oversight, and scientific panels.

Her scholarly recognition includes:

• Robert A. Belfer International Affairs Fellowship in European Security (inaugural recipient)
• Shortlisting for the BISA IPEG book prize for 'The Bankers' Blacklist'

Dr. Morse maintains active engagement with policy communities through publications in International Organization and The Journal of Politics, alongside contributions to The Washington Post and The Atlantic. Her professional trajectory bridges academic research with practical governance applications.

Her institutional affiliations span the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative for cutting-edge AI policy research and the UCSB Department of Political Science for core academic instruction and mentorship.