Rebecca Gibbons

Rebecca Gibbons, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern Maine, affiliated with the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD and specializes in international relations, nuclear policy, and global governance. Her recent work focuses on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and the role of international institutions in security frameworks.

Her research examines US leadership in the nuclear nonproliferation regime and evaluates the effectiveness of mechanisms like the IAEA’s Model Additional Protocol. Key publications include *The Hegemon’s Tool Kit: US Leadership and the Politics of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime* (Cornell UP, 2022) and articles in *Contemporary Security Policy* and *Nonproliferation Review*.

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