Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer
Academic interests
Nuclear strategy
Security studies
Nuclear non-proliferation and acquisition strategies
IAEA and global nuclear governance
International relations of the Middle East
Authoritarian regimes
Affiliations
Affiliate, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University
Teaching
STV1200: Innføringsemne i internasjonal politikk 1 [Introduction to International Relations]
STV4252: Politics and Strategy in the Nuclear Age
STV4020D: Dokumentbaserte undersøkelser
STV9029: Advanced Qualitative Field Methods
STV1212: Nuclear Weapons and International Conflict
Background
MacArthur Visiting Faculty Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University, 2013-15
Stanton Junior Faculty Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University, 2012-13
Assistant Professor, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, 2010-15
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2009-10
Predoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2008-09
Researcher, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, 2004-2010
Awards
BISA Michael Nicholson Thesis Prize 2010
Appointments
Member of official enquiry into the Norwegian contributions in the Libya operations 2011
Board member, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Member of editorial board, Internasjonal Politikk
Publications
Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid, "Cheater’s Dilemma: Iraq, Deception, and the Path to War, 1991–2003" (forthcoming in International Security, summer 2020).
Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid "2020 is the year to worry about nuclear weapons" The Monkey Cage, Washington Post, 6 January 2020.
Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid "Proliferating Bias? American Political Science, Nuclear Weapons, and Global Security," Journal of Global Security Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogz025 (published: 18 June 2019)
Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid "Det finnast ingen snarveg for å bli kvitt atomvåpen" Aftenposten, 5. mars 2019.
Kristin Ven Bruusgaard og Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer "Farlig avtalekollaps" Dagens Næringsliv, 6. februar 2019.
Christoffer C. Eriksen og Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer "Hva kan vi lære av de norske Libya-operasjonene?" kronikk i Afternposten, 15. januar 2019.
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer. "Pakistan, Uranium and the International Atomic Energy Agency, 1970–1980." The International History Review (2018): 1-15.
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer. "Why North Korea succeeded at getting nuclear weapons — when Iraq and Libya failed," Monkey Cage blog, 2 January 2018.
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, Unclear Physics: Why Iraq and Libya Failed to Build Nuclear Weapons, Cornell University Press, 2016.
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, "Annleisland søker utenrikspolitikk. Anmeldelse av Torbjørn L. Knutsen, Halvard Leira & Iver B. Neumann: Norsk utenrikspolitisk idéhistorie, 1890-1940," Tidsskrift for Samfunnsforskning, 4-2016 Årgang 57, s. 468-471.
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, "Meir konflikt i vente," Morgenbladet, 11 November 2016 (https://morgenbladet.no/aktuelt/2016/11/meir-konflikt-i-vente)
Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer, "Why some dictators are more likely to get nuclear weapons. 5 lessons from Iraq and Libya," Monkey Cage, Analysis, 10 October 2016 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/10/10/why-some-dictators-are-more-likely-to-get-nuclear-weapons-5-lessons-from-iraq-and-libya/)
Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer, "Why Saddam and Gaddafi Failed to get The Bomb," War on the Rocks, 17 November 2016. (http://warontherocks.com/2016/11/why-saddam-and-gaddafi-failed-to-get-the-bomb/)
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, Not helping: The International Atomic Energy Agency and Technical Cooperation, Essay in H-Diplo ISSF POLICY Roundtable 1-3 (2016) on the International Atomic Energy Agency Statute at Sixty. Published on 19 November 2016. Shortlink: tiny.cc/PR-1-3
- Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2019). Proliferating Bias? American Political Science, Nuclear Weapons, and Global Security. Journal of Global Security Studies (JoGGS). ISSN 2057-3170. . doi: 10.1093/jogss/ogz025 Full text in Research Archive.
- Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2018). Pakistan, uranium and the international atomic energy agency, 1970?1980. International History Review. ISSN 0707-5332. 40(5), s 1034- 1048 . doi: 10.1080/07075332.2018.1430048 Full text in Research Archive.
- Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid & Rieker, Pernille (2015). Libya: The promise and pitfalls of diplomacy, In Pernille Rieker & Finn Henrik Thune (ed.), Dialogue and Conflict resolution - The potential and limits of dialogue as a tool for conflict resolution. Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4724-3883-6. 7. s 125 - 142
- Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2011). Revisiting Osirak: Preventive Attacks and Nuclear Proliferation Risks. International Security. ISSN 0162-2889. 36(1), s 101- 132
- Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2008). Libya's Nuclear Turnaround: Perspectives from Tripoli. The Middle East Journal. ISSN 0026-3141. 62(1), s 55- 72
- Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2006). Rebel Without a Cause? Explaining Iraq's Response to Resolution 1441. The Nonproliferation Review. ISSN 1073-6700. 13(1), s 17- 34
- Riste, Olav & Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2005). Were WMDs the Real Issue? The International Community versus Iraq 1991-2003. Forsvarsstudier. ISSN 0333-3981. (4)
- Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2016). Unclear Physics: Why Iraq and Libya failed to build nuclear weapons. Cornell University Press (CUP). ISBN 9781501706455.
- Bruusgaard, Kristin Ven & Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2019). Farlig Avtalekollaps. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372.
- Holsten, Hilde Hartmann & Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2018). Tror ikke Nord-Korea utvikler atomvåpen fordi de vil ha krig med USA. Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X. Show summary
- Hiim, Henrik Stålhane & Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2012). Er diplomatiet dødfødt?. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372.
- Hegghammer, Thomas & Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (2011). Sikkerhet og stabilitet i Midtøsten etter Jasminrevolusjonen.