Nikhil Kalyanpur

Nikhil Kalyanpur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His research focuses on economic statecraft, business-government relations, and global governance, exploring how legal frameworks and institutional mechanisms are used for geostrategic purposes. He holds a PhD in Government from Georgetown University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University’s Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance. His work has been published in leading journals such as International Organization and Perspectives on Politics.

Key research interests include the role of domestic institutions in international politics, the proliferation of global rules as tools for economic protectionism, and the intersection of law, finance, and governance. His publications analyze topics such as sanction spillover effects, transnational legal authority, and the financialization of international law.

Kalyanpur’s academic trajectory includes a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Brown University and early career work at Harvard Business School. He has contributed to policy debates on economic coercion, elite strategies, and the paradoxes of global governance. Despite no explicitly listed awards, his prolific publication record reflects sustained scholarly impact in international political economy.