Alex Rothman
Research Associate
Alex Rothman is a Research Associate with the National Security and International Policy team at American Progress. He holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Brown University, where he focused primarily on nonproliferation issues. Alex spent a semester studying at Kanda University in Tokyo, Japan and later wrote his senior thesis on Japan’s “nuclear taboo.” Prior to joining American Progress, Alex completed internships with the Council for a Livable World/Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation and AECOM Environment. He is a native of Los Angeles, California.
Email: arothman /@\ americanprogress.org
Articles by Alex Rothman
- The Top 10 Things to Know About Military Compensation, May 11, 2012
- VFW, Allies Mislead on Pay, Benefits, May 7, 2012
- Reforming Military Compensation, May 7, 2012
- Remember Libya?, April 19, 2012
- No First Use: The Way to Contain Nuclear War in South Asia, March 5, 2012
- Infographic: Keeping Wasteful Defense Spending vs. Helping Vets, March 2, 2012
- The Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Budget: A Report Card, February 13, 2012
- Panetta’s Trimmed Defense Budget Is a Good First Step—but It Isn’t Enough, January 27, 2012
- President Obama’s Defense Readjustments Shaped by New Strategic and Fiscal Realities, January 6, 2012
- Defense in an Age of Austerity, January 6, 2012
- What Iraq Pullout Means to the Budget, October 24, 2011
- House Holds Defense Bill Hostage to Social Prejudices, October 14, 2011
- Open Letter to the Super Committee, October 13, 2011
- Nation Building at Home, September 26, 2011
- Reasons to Keep Our Word—U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq, September 13, 2011
- Defense Cuts After the Debt Deal, August 11, 2011
- A Return to Responsibility, July 14, 2011
- Sensible Defense Cuts, July 6, 2011
- A Historical Perspective on Defense Budgets, July 6, 2011
- Defense Authorization and New START, May 27, 2011
- Budget Lessons of Osama bin Laden, May 9, 2011
- Defensible Budget Cuts, April 13, 2011
- Fukushima: Another Reason to Ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, March 23, 2011
- Restoring Tricare, February 28, 2011
- Defense Cuts Are Mandatory, February 15, 2011
- Pakistan Doubles Its Nuclear Arsenal: Is It Time to Start Worrying?, February 11, 2011
- Top 10 Fiscally Responsible Defense Cuts, February 2, 2011
- We Can’t Afford to Continue “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, November 15, 2010
