Matthew Bolton is professor of political science at Pace University in New York City. He is an expert on global peace and security policy, focusing on multilateral disarmament and arms control policymaking processes. He has been an active participant in global campaigns on landmines, cluster munitions, killer robots and the arms trade. Since 2014, Bolton has worked on the UN and New York City advocacy of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Bolton has published five books, including Political Minefields (I.B. Tauris, 2020) and Imagining Disarmament, Enchanting International Relations (Palgrave Pivot, 2020). He has a PhD in Government and Master's in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. He is currently enrolled in a Master’s in Environmental Studies at SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry. ​