Benjamin Loehrke

Ben serves as Ploughshares Fund's Senior Policy Analyst. With a background in nuclear and international security policy, his areas of expertise include U.S.-Russia relations, nonstrategic nuclear weapons and U.S. policy towards Iran.

He earned his Masters of Public Policy from the University of Maryland in International Security and Economic Policy with a Certificate in Intelligence Analysis.  He graduated with honors from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Prior to moving to Washington, Ben helped lead a volunteer organization dedicated to rebuilding the Gulf Coast.

Select Publications:

• "Stop Sinking Dollars Into a Cold War Strategy," in Roll Call.
• "Chain Reaction: How the Media Misread the IAEA's Report on Iran," with Greg Thielmann in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
• "Balance & Perseverance: The Case for Continued Engagement with Iran," with Joe Cirincione in A Global Agenda: Issues Before the United Nations 2011-2012.
• "The Status of U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey," with Alexandra Bell in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
• "Good Times for the Nuclear Weapons Budget" in The Will and the Wallet.
• "The X-Men Didn't Save Us," with Joe Cirincione in The Huffington Post.
• "What the Volcano Can Teach us About Nuclear War," with Alexandra Bell in Good.