Thomas Jonter
About me
Thomas Jonter is Professor of International Relations and Head of Department. He has PhD in history (cold war history) from Uppsala University (1995) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Leadership from University of Oxford (2010). His research focuses on nuclear non-proliferation and energy security. He has been visiting scholar at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Stanford University, and Cornell University.
Teaching
PhD level:
“Introduction to International Studies“
“Theorising International Relations”
Supervision
Bachelor level:
“Introduction to International Relations”
”Introduction to International Security”
‘New Approaches to European Security Cooperation’, Stockholm University
Supervision
Research
I participate in three research projects:
“Global History of Anti- Nuclear and Peace Activism in the Late Cold War Period”
“Re-writing the Constitutional History of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”
“Global Hiroshima and Nagasaki”
Publications
A selection from Stockholm University publication database
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Read more about Getting rid of the Swedish BOMB
Getting rid of the Swedish BOMB
2019. Thomas Jonter. Physics today 72 (9), 40-47
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Read more about Nuclear Power Expansion and its Safety and Security Risks in East and South Asia
Nuclear Power Expansion and its Safety and Security Risks in East and South Asia
2016. Thomas Jonter. Development and Regional Cooperation in Central Asia and South Aaia, 200-214
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The Key to Nuclear Restraint
2016. Thomas Jonter.
BookRead more about The Key to Nuclear RestraintWhy have some nations acquired nuclear weapons while others have refrained from doing so? Most research related to this question has focused on states that have built nuclear weapons, yet little attention has been devoted to countries that have chosen nuclear restraint. This book analyzes Swedish plans to acquire nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Sweden was very close to putting a bomb together in 1960s but, for a number of reasons illuminated in this book, decision makers abandoned those plans and subsequently rose to become one of the most recognized players in the international game of disarmament. Thanks to the recent declassification of essential documentation in Sweden and United States, it is now possible to assemble a comprehensive analysis of the Swedish nuclear weapons program based on primary sources. This book presents that analysis, a unique perspective owing to the fact that nuclear development is a highly secretive activity in most countries – with non-existent or limited access to state archives.
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Read more about From nuclear weapons acquisition to nuclear disarmament - the Swedish case
From nuclear weapons acquisition to nuclear disarmament - the Swedish case
2014. Thomas Jonter, Emma Rosengren. Medicine, conflict and survival 30 (S 1), s46-s63
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Read more about Internationell politisk historia
Internationell politisk historia
2014. Thomas Jonter. Internationella relationer, 37-50
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Read more about Creating a common EU Policy on nuclear non-proliferation education
Creating a common EU Policy on nuclear non-proliferation education
2013. Thomas Jonter.
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Read more about Почему Швеция не стала создавать атомное оружие
Почему Швеция не стала создавать атомное оружие
2013. Thomas Jonter. Izvestia: Ural Federal University Journal (4), 39-59
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Read more about The United States and the Swedish Plans to Build a Bomb, 1945-1968
The United States and the Swedish Plans to Build a Bomb, 1945-1968
2012. Thomas Jonter. Security Assurances and Nuclear Nonproliferation
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Read more about Energy and security in the Baltic Sea region
Energy and security in the Baltic Sea region
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Read more about How to bring North Korea Back into the NPT, with a little help from Sweden
How to bring North Korea Back into the NPT, with a little help from Sweden
2010. Thomas Jonter. Toward a Solution for North Korean Nuclear Issue, 61-80
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The Swedish Plans to Acquire Nuclear Weapons, 1965-1968
2010. Thomas Jonter. Science and Global Security 18 (2), 61-86
ArticleRead more about The Swedish Plans to Acquire Nuclear Weapons, 1965-1968Swedish nuclear-weapons plans are analyzed during the period 1945–1968. By the end of this period, Sweden had in place a nuclear program capable of producing nuclear weapons within a few years. But for a combination of reasons—among them rising public opposition to nuclear weapons, tension between civilian nuclear power goals and the goal of maintaining freedom of action with respect to nuclear weapons, the US policy to discourage the Swedes from building the bomb, and strengthening of international nonproliferation norms—the program was abandoned in 1968 when Sweden joined the Non-proliferation Treaty as a non-weapon state.
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Read more about Nuclear Power without Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Power without Nuclear Weapons
2009. Thomas Jonter. Terrorism and global insecurity, 59-78
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