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- Degree: Ph.D.
- Year: 2003
- Institution and Location
  University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Major Discipline
  Political Science
- Degree: M.A.
- Year: 1997
- Institution and Location
  University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Major Discipline
  Political Science
- Degree: B.A.
- Year: 1995
- Institution and Location
  Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Major Discipline
  Political Science, with honors

Jasen Castillo

Associate Professor, Department of International Affairs; Co-Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy and Evelyn and Ed F. Kruse '49 Faculty Fellow

Department(s): Department of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service
Campus: Texas A&M University

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Phone: 979-458-8021
E-mail: jasencastillo@tamu.edu

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Energy law and policy

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Jasen Castillo is an associate professor in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the Bush School, Jasen worked in the Department of Defense’s Policy Planning Office. Before working in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, he was an analyst at the RAND Corporation, where his research focused on military strategy, nuclear deterrence, and WMD terrorism. Prior to RAND, he was a consultant for the Institute for Defense Analyses. Dr. Castillo earned his PhD in political science from the University of Chicago, where he received research support from the National Science Foundation and the Smith Richardson Foundation. His research interests include US defense policy, military history and nuclear deterrence. Currently, he is working on a project exploring the deterrence and defense strategies of nuclear weapon states outside the US security umbrella.

Professional Background

2014-Present	Associate Professor, George H.W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2008-2014	Assistant Professor, George H.W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2009-2012	Research Director, Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs, George H.W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2006-2007	Member, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC
2003-2007	Adjunct Professor, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2000-2001	Consultant for the Institute for Defense Analysis, Alexandria, VA
1998-2005	Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation, Washington, DC

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