Avner Cohen

Avner Cohen
אבנר כהן
Born1951 (age 74–75)
OccupationsProfessor and Senior Research Fellow
Academic background
Alma materTel Aviv University
York University
University of Chicago
Doctoral advisorStephen Toulmin
Academic work
DisciplineHistorical, philosophical, and policy of issues related to the nuclear age
InstitutionsWashington University
Ben-Gurion University
Tel Aviv University
Hobart and William Smith
Middlebury College
Notable worksIsrael and the Bomb, 1998 & The Worst-Kept Secret, 2010
Websitewww.nonproliferation.org/experts/avner-cohen/

Avner Cohen (Hebrew: אבנר כהן; born 1951) is an Israeli-American writer, historian, and professor. He is a prominent figure in the nonproliferation and nuclear history academic communities, well known for his works on Israel's nuclear history and global nuclear history. He is currently a professor at the Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (NPTS) Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, where he also serves as a senior affiliate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.