Bio
Captain Jesse Lubove is an Instructor of Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he teaches courses on American government. He is an Air Force intelligence officer and most recently was assigned to the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) located on Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. At AFTAC, he was a flight commander and led an operations floor monitoring a worldwide network of seismic, hydroacoustic, and infrasound sensors to obtain and evaluate technical data for nuclear treaty monitoring. Capt Lubove is originally from Los Angeles, California. He was a 2017 Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force Academy where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. In 2019, he graduated from the University of Maryland with a Master of Public Policy.
Education
Master of Public Policy, International Security and International Development Policy, University of Maryland (2019)
Bachelor of Science, Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy (2017)
Professional Experience
Instructor of Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy (Present)
Training Flight Commander, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Space Force Base (2021-2023)
Mission Director, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Space Force Base (2020-2021)
Intelligence Officer Student, Goodfellow Air Force Base (2019-2020)
Honors & Awards
2022 16th Air Force Company Grade Officer of the Year
Research and Scholarly Interests
Nuclear Arms Control
Economic Dimensions of National Security
International Development
Emerging Technology
Publications
Lubove, Jesse. “The Risks of Nuclear Proliferation in the Gulf.” In On the Horizon, Vol. 4: A Collection of Papers from the Next Generation of Nuclear Professionals, edited by Reja Younis, 134–43. Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2022.