Rate My Professor Dinshaw Mistry

Dinshaw Mistry is a Professor of International Affairs and Asian Studies at the University of Cincinnati, serving as Head of the Department of Asian, East European, and German Studies. His academic credentials include a PhD in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of International Affairs (MIA) from Columbia University, and a BS in Physics and Political Science from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Mistry specializes in international relations, security studies, Asian security, and the intersection of technology and politics. His research primarily addresses nuclear and missile proliferation, South Asian security dynamics, and U.S. foreign policy in South Asia. Current projects explore regional nuclear issues within the global arms control regime, evolving dimensions of missile proliferation and defense, and the broader implications of U.S. policy for Asian security. He has held prestigious fellowships at the Woodrow Wilson Center, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, and the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University.

Mistry has made significant contributions through authorship of key books, including Containing Missile Proliferation: Strategic Technology, Security Regimes, and International Cooperation in Arms Control (University of Washington Press, 2003, paperback 2005, updated 2009), The US-India Nuclear Agreement (Cambridge University Press, 2014), and Enduring and Emerging Issues in South Asian Security (Brookings Institution Press, 2022), where he edited and authored one-third of the content, covering U.S. foreign policy, Pakistan-India relations, and nuclear stability. Notable journal articles include 'The India Lobby and the Nuclear Agreement with India' in Political Science Quarterly (2013), 'Tempering Optimism about Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia' in Security Studies (2009), 'Going Nowhere Fast: Assessing Concerns about Long-Range Conventional Ballistic Missiles' in International Security (2010), and 'South Asia's Missile Expansion' in The Nonproliferation Review (2015). He has also published in Journal of Global Security Studies (2024), Asian Security (2019), and Astropolitics (2012), among others. Mistry's op-eds have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, and The National Interest, influencing discourse on nuclear threats, missile security, and arms control. His scholarship has shaped understandings of proliferation challenges and strategic stability in Asia.