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Michael Albertson is deputy director of the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research interests at the center include U.S.-Russian relations, strategic arms control, nuclear deterrence, and strategic stability. Prior to CGSR, he served for 16 years in the federal government handling a wide variety of Russia, nuclear policy, extended deterrence, and arms control-related portfolios in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the State Department, the National Security Council Staff, and the Intelligence Community. From 2010 to 2012, he served as a policy advisor to the senior advisor for Arms Control and Strategic Stability to the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) participating in the negotiation, ratification, and implementation of the New START Treaty. He holds a B.A. in international relations and government from Claremont McKenna College, an M.S. in strategic intelligence from the National Defense Intelligence College, and an M.A. in security policy studies from George Washington University. He is a member of the steering committee at the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC).
