Larisa is a Research Assistant in the SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme. She works on the project 'Chinese, Russian and US cyber postures and their impact on escalation and stability'. Previously, she has worked at PIR Center, Moscow, focusing on issues of Iran’s nuclear program, Chinese deterrence capabilities, and US nuclear policy. Between January and May 2019, she also worked as Research Assistant at Stockholm University, contributing to the project on global governance in Southeast Asia.
Nuclear nonproliferation, deterrence strategy, escalation management, cybersecurity, Iran’s nuclear program
United States, Russia, Iran
MSc in War Studies, Swedish Defense University, Stockholm, Sweden; BA with Honors in International Relations, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia