Welcome! I am a 2025-2026 Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at RAND in Washington, D.C.. I am also a Faculty Associate for Research at the Institute for Regional and International Security (IRIS, formerly the Department of National Security Affairs) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). 

I research coercive statecraft – the use of threats and inducements in international relations – with the goal of understanding how states mitigate their vulnerability to diplomatic and economic coercion while maximizing the rewards of cooperation. I also study the strategic dynamics of Southern Asia, with an emphasis on nuclear security and the prospects for strategic stability. 

I have over a decade of experience organizing Track 1.5 and Track 2 strategic dialogues for U.S. government sponsors to discuss international and regional security with countries such as India, Pakistan, Russia, and China. 

I can be reached at diana.wueger@gmail.com. My Google Scholar page can be found here.