FRANK O DONNELL Room O36D Email: frank.odonnell@plymouth.ac.uk Dept. of Strategic Studies and International Affairs Phone: (+44) 01803 677 017 Plymouth University at the Britannia Royal Naval College Website: www.odonnellf.wordpress.com College Way Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 0HJ United Kingdom CURRENT POSITION Plymouth University at the Britannia Royal Naval College Assistant Professor (UK: Lecturer) of Strategic Studies Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy Fellow EDUCATION King s College London 2015 Ph.D. Defence Studies Dissertation: India s Nuclear Journey: Nuclear Discourse and Decisions, 1997-2009 University of Aberdeen 2010 M.Sc. (Distinction) Strategic Studies University of St Andrews 2008 M.A. Honours (First Class) International Relations and Middle East Studies PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Reconsidering Minimum Deterrence in South Asia: Indian Responses to Pakistan s Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Contemporary Security Policy, Vol. 38 No. 1 (forthcoming April 2017) Managing Indian Defense Policy: The Missing Grand Strategy Connection, Orbis, Vol. 59 Issue 2 (Spring 2015) (co-authored with Harsh V. Pant) Lost at Sea: The Arihant in India s Quest for a Grand Strategy, Comparative Strategy, Vol. 33 Issue 5 (November/December 2014) (co-authored with Yogesh Joshi) India s Submarine Deterrent and Asian Nuclear Proliferation, Survival, Vol. 56 No. 4 (August/September 2014) (co-authored with Yogesh Joshi) Evolution of India s Agni-V Missile: Bureaucratic Politics and Nuclear Ambiguity, Asian Survey, Vol. 54 No. 3 (May/June 2014) (co-authored with Harsh V. Pant) 1
Book Chapters The Evolution of India s National Security Apparatus: Persisting Structural Deficiencies, in Harsh V. Pant (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Indian Defence Policy (Oxford: Routledge, 2015) (coauthored with Harsh V. Pant) Monographs India s Evolving Nuclear Force and Implications for US Strategy in the Asia-Pacific (Carlisle, PA: US Army War College Press, 2016) (co-authored with Yogesh Joshi and Harsh V. Pant) Selected Other Publications New Depth to Indian Ocean Nuclear Deterrence, Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy, March 3, 2016 Indian Defense Reforms: Institutionalizing Clarity and Cohesion in Defense Planning, Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania, November 16, 2015. Reprinted as Our Muddled Defence Establishment, The Hindu Business Line, November 17, 2015 Aim for Higher Testing Standards, Daily Pioneer, July 27, 2015 Afghanistan Needs an Economic Surge, Daily Pioneer, November 20, 2013 India s Missile Defense: Is the Game Worth the Candle?, The Diplomat, August 2, 2013 (coauthored with Yogesh Joshi) India and Pakistan in 2013: Nuclear Extroversion, Political Introversion, European Leadership Network, June 4, 2013 Pakistan s Nuclear Labyrinth and the Future of Democratization (Asia Pacific Bulletin No. 210), East West Center, April 25, 2013 (co-authored with Yogesh Joshi) Addressing Pakistan s Atomization (IDSA Brief), Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, March 8, 2013 (co-authored with Yogesh Joshi) Managing India s Missile Aspirations (IDSA Comment), Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, February 10, 2013 India s Nuclear Choices, Times of India, April 23, 2012 (co-authored with Shashank Joshi) New Delhi s New Missile: A Watershed for India s Nuclear Arsenal, RUSI Analysis, April 20, 2012 (co-authored with Shashank Joshi) India s Space Ascent Gains New Boost, ISN Insights, May 11, 2011 Managing Asia s Nuclear Rivalry, ISN Security Watch, June 16, 2010 2
Works in Progress Indian Nuclear Perceptions of China and Pakistan: The Discursive Context of Nuclear Policy and Analytical Implications (Under Review). India s Search for Deterrence: Nuclear Decisions and Discourse. (Book Manuscript). India in Nuclear Asia: Evolution of Regional Forces, Perceptions, and Policies (Book Manuscript) (co-authored with Yogesh Joshi). FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Nuclear Policy Program Visiting Fellow 2015 US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute External Research Associate 2014-15 International Studies Association Conference Travel Grant 2014 King s College London School of Social Science and Public Policy Research Bursary 2014 Jawaharlal Nehru University School of International Studies Visiting Fellow 2013 King s College London Defence Studies Department Small Research Grant 2013 Calcutta University Institute of Foreign Policy Studies Visiting Fellow 2012 UK Economic and Social Research Council International PhD Partnership Grant 2012-14 UK Economic and Social Research Council Full PhD Scholarship 2011-15 McGlashan Charitable Trust Masters Scholarship 2009 Stirlingshire Educational Trust Masters Scholarship 2009 Helensfield Educational Trust Masters Scholarship 2009 INVITED PRESENTATIONS India s Nuclear Outlook in 2016: Rising Regional and Doctrinal Tensions, King s College London Regional Security Research Centre, Shrivenham, UK, March 8, 2016. India s Evolving Nuclear Force and Doctrine, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC, July 8, 2015. Indian Ballistic Missile Defence and Missile Threat Perceptions, RUSI Missile Defence Conference 2015, London, March 25, 2015. Early Outlines of Modi s Foreign and Security Policy, UK Foreign Office South Asia Policy Roundtable, London, July 4, 2014. Indian Nuclear Force Development and Strategic Discourse, UK Cabinet Office Heads of Intelligence Analysis National Security Workshop, June 12, 2014. 3
India s Nuclear Outlook in 2013: Political and Operational Developments, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, November 27, 2013. Eternal Problems in Nuclear Strategy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, November 20, 2013. India s Nuclear Outlook in 2013: Political and Operational Developments, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India, November 25, 2013. America in India s Grand Strategy: Interests and Means, Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India, November 8, 2012. India s Nuclear Policy, UK Foreign Office South Asia Policy Roundtable, London, September 24, 2012. Indian Nuclear Force Development and Future Challenges, Nuclear Policy Discussion Group, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, UK, November 30, 2010. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION Papers Presented Indian Deterrence Conceptions and Global Nuclear Order Implications, British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh, June 17, 2016. Tactical Nuclear Weapons in the Quest for a Stable South Asia: Indian Official and Societal Views of Deterrence, Nuclear War-fighting, and the Meaning of Tactical Nuclear Weapons for South Asian Security, British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh, June 16, 2016. India s Nuclear Realism in Global Governance of the Bomb, British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Dublin, June 18, 2014. Nuclear Weapons in India s Strategic Outlook, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, March 26, 2014. Indian Nuclear Force Modernization and Implications for Strategic Stability, Center for Strategic and International Studies Project on Nuclear Issues Conference, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, UK, September 22, 2010. Discussant Panel: India Twice Risen, British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Dublin, June 18, 2014. 4
DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS Analysing Indian Nuclear Strategic Discourse, 1997-2009, Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham, UK, July 22, 2013. Nuclear Weapons and Indian Security: Strategic and Political Challenges, India Institute, King s College London, London, July 17, 2013. Indian Nuclear Triad Development and Strategic Discourse, Department of War Studies Postgraduate Conference, King s College London, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, October 4, 2012. India s Nuclear Establishment as Political Actor: Institutional Interests and Impacts on Nuclear Policymaking, Centre for Science & Security Studies, King s College London, London, April 17, 2012. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Plymouth University at the Britannia Royal Naval College Instructor Undergraduate-level Managing Current Threats and Conflicts seminar course Responsible for syllabus development and instruction Classes: Civil and Proxy Wars, Clausewitz and Strategic Thought, Cyber and Space Conflict, Limited War, Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Strategic Assessment and Planning, Theorizing Asian Security 3 sections, 30 students, 4.8/5 overall teaching evaluation. Instructor Undergraduate-level Introduction to International Relations and Strategic Studies survey course Responsible for syllabus development and instruction Classes: Chinese and Southeast Asian Security, Nuclear Deterrence, Russian Foreign and Security Policy 135 students, 4.7/5 overall teaching evaluation. Seminar Leader Undergraduate-level Critical Thinking seminar course Classes: Chinese Foreign and Security Policy, International Organizations, Nuclear Deterrence, Russian Foreign and Security Policy 1 section, 9 students, 4.8/5 overall teaching evaluation. Seminar Leader Masters-level Naval Analysis seminar course Classes: National Security Strategy, Security Dynamics of the Korean Peninsula 1 section, 8 students, 4.6/5 overall teaching evaluation. Assessor MA Applied Strategy and International Security degree Classes: Countering International Terrorism, National Strategy and Crisis Management 5
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Washington DC July 2015 Instructor Issues in Nuclear and Missile Nonproliferation Course One-week course for US Government nonproliferation practitioners Class: The Nuclear and Missile Arms Race in South Asia Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham, UK May Nov 2014 Seminar Leader Undergraduate-level Air Force Junior Officer Development Course Classes: Air Power Theory, British Security, International Security, Military Doctrine, Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats Centre for Science & Security Studies, King s College London April 2012 Moderator Postgraduate Iran Strike Simulation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham, UK May Nov 2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK Feb 2010 Oct 2011 Research Assistant, Department of Politics and International Relations James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Washington DC Jan May 2011 Research Intern London Deanery, London Aug 2008 March 2009 Project Administrator Council for Arab-British Understanding, London, UK July Aug 2008 Research and Media Intern European Parliament, Office of Struan Stevenson MEP, Edinburgh, UK June July 2006 Intern Transatlantic Studies Association, Dundee University, Dundee, UK June 2006 Intern Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, May Sep 2006 University of St Andrews, UK Data Analysis Intern (India and Pakistan), Asia Program SELECT TRAINING COMPLETED Plymouth University Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice Advanced Pedagogy Course UK Joint Services Command and Staff College Directing Staff Skills Workshop Feb 2014 Defence Teacher and Mentor Training Course King s College London Introduction to Statistics Course Feb 2014 6
King s College London Preparing to Teach in Higher Education Course Jan 2014 SERVICE Contemporary Security Policy, International Affairs, Pacific Affairs Journal Peer Reviewer, Article Manuscripts Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi External Reviewer, Publications TESTIMONY British Engagement with India Following the EU Referendum, submitted to UK Parliament House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, July 27, 2016. INITIATIVES UK Foreign Office South Asia Policy Roundtable Sep 2012 July 2014 Co-organizer London South Asian Security Research Group July 2012 March 2015 Co-organizer BROADCAST EXPERIENCE Contributor on India-Pakistan relations, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, March 30, 2015. MEMBERSHIPS American Political Science Association British International Studies Association International Studies Association CITIZENSHIPS U.S.A., Republic of Ireland 7