Career: Devin Hagerty is an Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He teaches courses in international relations, national security, Asia-Pacific affairs, nuclear proliferation, and qualitative methods in political science. Professor Hagerty is co-editor of the journal Asian Security (see url below).

Publications include: The Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation: Lessons from South Asia 1998, South Asia in World Politics (editor) 2005, Fearful Symmetry: Indo-Pakistani Crises in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons (co-author) 2005; numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: Department of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA; Tel: +1 410-455-2568; Fax: +1 410-455-1021; Email: dhagerty@umbc.edu ; Website: http://www.umbc.edu/academics/Depart/polit.html ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14799855.asp/ .