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Larisa Saveleva Dovgal

Research Assistant

Larisa Saveleva Dovgal

Larisa Saveleva Dovgal

Larisa is a Research Assistant with SIPRI’s 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.

Subject expertise

Nuclear nonproliferation, deterrence strategy, escalation management, cybersecurity, Iran’s nuclear program

Regional expertise

United States, Russia, Iran

Languages
English, Swedish, French, Russian
Education

MSc in War Studies, Swedish Defense University, Stockholm, Sweden; BA with Honors in International Relations, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia

Citizenship
Russia
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