Chris Jones is a program coordinator for the defense and national security team in the International Security Program (ISP) at CSIS, where he works primarily on nuclear issues including nuclear strategy and policy, nuclear force posture, nuclear nonproliferation, and arms control. Prior to joining CSIS, Jones conducted honors thesis research on Chinese nonproliferation decision making in the context of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and Missile Technology Control Regime. Jones graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in international relations from the University of Southern California.