Christopher Way is the Director of the Institute for European Studies, and an associate professor of government. He is also a member of the peace studies minor faculty in the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies.

Way's research and teaching interests include comparative political economy, international relations, and nuclear proliferation. His current research focuses on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the effectiveness of the non-proliferation regime, topics on which he has published several journal articles and book chapters.