Janani Mohan
- PhD Student
- Supervisor: Dr Steven Ward
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Thesis Title: How can actors deter the weaponization of nuclear energy facilities during conflict?
Janani Mohan is researching on nuclear energy and deterrence policy, as a recipient of the Gates Cambridge award. She holds her Master in International Policy from Stanford University, where she was a Ford Dorsey and McCaw Fellow, and her Bachelor in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Janani has extensive experience as a policy analyst including collaborating with the United Nations Innovation Cell to monitor open-source intelligence from the War in Ukraine, consulting with the United Nations Development Programme in South Africa to increase technology access for marginalized youth, and supporting the U.S. Department of State on nuclear nonproliferation initiatives. She is also an avid researcher and author, publishing with organizations like the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Stimson Center, and Smithsonian Institution.
Beyond her diverse policy interests, Janani co-founded a nonprofit that provided free career development and mental health mentorship virtually in over 35 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research
Research interests
- Nuclear Policy
- Technology Policy
- Security Studies
- Human Rights
- International Organizations
- European Union
- United States
- India
Key publications:
- J. Mohan. (April 10, 2024). “By Sending Nuclear Weapons to the United Kingdom, could the United States be Fueling Nuclear Proliferation?” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. https://thebulletin.org/2024/04/by-sending-nuclear-weapons-to-the-united-kingdom-could-the-united-states-be-fueling-nuclear-proliferation/
- J. Mohan. (March 15, 2023). “Nuclear Weapons Gaffe in South Korea is a Warning to Leaders Everywhere.” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. https://thebulletin.org/2023/03/nuclear-weapons-gaffe-in-south-korea-is-a-warning-to-leaders-everywhere/
- J. Mohan, E. MacKinnon, L. Diaz. (Spring 2022). “Connected Cafes: Narrowing the Employment Gap for Johannesburg Township Youth.” Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute Policy Change Studio. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yi_Pf7Y_BMJepM5MySiusjouV-9YaGll/view
- J. Mohan. (December 6, 2022). “Making the Indian Dream of Digital Upward Mobility into Reality.” Stimson Center, South Asian Voices. https://southasianvoices.org/making-the-indian-dream-of-digital-upward-mobility-into-reality/
- J. Mohan. (June 28, 2021). “Media Bias and Democracy in India.” Stimson Center. https://www.stimson.org/2021/media-bias-and-democracy-in-india/
- J. Mohan and M. Simon. (March 2, 2020). “Issue Brief on Sensor Networks.” Center for Strategic and International Studies, On The Radar. https://ontheradar.csis.org/issue-briefs/sensor-networks/
- J. Mohan. (Summer 2019). “Gaming Nuclear Deterrence.” Harvard International Review, Vol. 40, No. 3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26917252