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Staff directory

Director's Office

Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Director
Joakim Vaverka
Joakim Vaverka
Deputy Director
Sepideh Soltaninia
Sepideh Soltaninia
Head of the Director’s Office and Partnerships Manager
Elin Elmgren
Elin Elmgren
Coordination Officer
Priscilla Frimpong Boateng
Priscilla Frimpong Boateng
Management Assistant

Researchers

Abeer Ahmad
Abeer Ahmad
Research Assistant
Ian Anthony
Dr Ian Anthony
Programme Director
Ana Carolina De Oliveira Assis
Ana Assis
Guest Researcher
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Gretchen Baldwin
Researcher
Anniek Barnhoorn
Anniek Barnhoorn
Research Assistant
Virginie Baudais
Dr Virginie Baudais
Programme Director
Sibylle Bauer
Dr Sibylle Bauer
Director of Studies
Noah Bell
Noah Bell
Project Assistant
Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau
Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau
Programme Director
Vincent Boulanin
Dr Vincent Boulanin
Programme Director
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Amal Bourhrous
Researcher
Kolja Brockmann
Kolja Brockmann
Senior Researcher
Emilie Broek
Emilie Broek
Research Assistant
Mark Bromley
Dr Mark Bromley
Senior Researcher
Laura Bruun
Laura Bruun
Researcher
Dr Simone Bunse
Dr Simone Bunse
Content Manager
Ding-Rui Chuang
Ding-Rui Chuang
Guest Researcher
Evelina Cristofano
Evelina Cristofano
Research Assistant/Programme Coordinator
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Dr Shourjya Deb
Researcher
Dr Caroline Delgado
Dr Caroline Delgado
Programme Director
Louise Edgren
Louise Edgren
Budget and Finance/Research Assistant
Dr Tytti Erästö
Dr Tytti Erästö
Senior Researcher
Shivan Fazil
Shivan Fazil
Researcher
Vitaly Fedchenko
Vitaly Fedchenko
Senior Researcher
Andrea Gadnert
Andrea Gadnert
Project Assistant (On leave)
Lauriane Héau
Lauriane Héau
Research Assistant
Farah Hegazi
Dr Farah Hegazi
Researcher
Noel Kelly
Noel Kelly
Programme Coordinator
Shannon N. Kile
Shannon N. Kile
Senior Researcher
Kyungmee Kim
Dr Kyungmee Kim
Researcher
Dr Florian Krampe
Dr Florian Krampe
Programme Director
Xiao LIANG
Xiao Liang
Research Assistant
Dr Jannie Lilja
Dr Jannie Lilja
Director of Studies
Dr Diego Lopes da Silva
Dr Diego Lopes da Silva
Senior Researcher
Giovanna Maletta
Giovanna Maletta
Acting Programme Director
Claire McAllister
Claire McAllister
Project Lead
Dr Karen Meijer
Dr Karen Meijer
Senior Researcher
Gary Milante
Dr Gary Milante
Programme Director
Ahmed Morsy
Dr Ahmed Morsy
Senior Researcher
Dr Vongai Murugani
Dr Vongai Murugani
Researcher
Claudia Pfeifer
Dr Claudia Pfeifer
Researcher
Dr Pauline Poupart
Dr Pauline Poupart
Researcher
Nivedita Raju
Nivedita Raju
Researcher
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Marie Riquier
Research Assistant
Dr Lora Saalman
Dr Lora Saalman
Senior Researcher
Dan Sanaren
Dan Sanaren
Research Assistant
Lorenzo Scarazzato
Lorenzo Scarazzato
Research Assistant
Katongo Seyuba
Katongo Seyuba
Research Assistant
Timo Smit
Timo Smit
Senior Researcher
Fei Su
Fei Su
Researcher
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Kheira Tarif
Researcher
Alaa Tartir
Dr Alaa Tartir
Programme Director
Nan Tian
Dr Nan Tian
Senior Researcher
Luc van de Goor
Luc van de Goor
Director of Studies
Jaïr van der Lijn
Dr Jaïr van der Lijn
Programme Director
Dr Wilfred Wan
Dr Wilfred Wan
Programme Director
Siemon Wezeman
Siemon T. Wezeman
Senior Researcher
Pieter Wezeman
Pieter D. Wezeman
Senior Researcher
Jiayi Zhou
Dr Jiayi Zhou
Researcher
Emelie Poignant Khafagi
Emelie Poignant Khafagi
Research Assistant

Communications and Editorial

Stephanie Blenckner
Stephanie Blenckner
Director of Communications
Caspar Trimmer
Caspar Trimmer
Senior Communications Officer
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Alexandra Manolache
Media and Communications Officer
Johanna Eliasson
Johanna Eliasson
Communications Officer (On leave)
Amelie Lutz
Amelie Lutz
Communications Officer
Staff Portrait
Lucas Wiktorsson
Communications Officer
Martina Selmi
Martina Selmi
Major Events Manager
Daniele Crimella
Daniele Crimella
Events Assistant
Magdalena Söderqvist
Magdalena Söderqvist
Webmaster
Joey Fox
Joey Fox
Managing Editor
Ian Davis
Dr Ian Davis
Executive Editor of the SIPRI Yearbook
John Batho
John Batho
Editor
Frank Esparraga
Frank Esparraga
Editor
Annika Salisbury
Annika Salisbury
Editor
Emma Zetterström
Emma Zetterström
Editor

Finance, Administration and IT

Kristina Sandberg
Kristina Sandberg
Head of Operations
Cecilia Bagge
Cecilia Bagge
Senior Financial Accountant
Staff Portrait
Barbara Becht
Project Manager
Hedvig Brage
Hedvig Brage
Human Resources Officer
Frederic Daudon
Frederic Daudon
Senior Project Manager
Ulla Hurtig Nielsen
Ulla Hurtig Nielsen
Financial Manager
Nikos Politis
Nikos Politis
Senior Project Manager
Magdalena Söderqvist
Magdalena Söderqvist
IT Manager
Maria Volakaki
Maria Volakaki
Financial Accountant
Maria Gillgren
Maria Gillgren
Office Assistant
William Kvarnström
William Kvarnström
IT Consultant, IT Support, Systems administration
Leif Larsson
Leif Larsson
IT Consultant, Systems Administration

Library

Olle Persson
Olle Persson
Librarian

SIPRI Associates

Dr Hans Blix
Dr Hans Blix
Distinguished Associate Fellow
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Dr Vladimir Baranovsky
Distinguished Associate Fellow
Marta Bo
Dr Marta Bo
Associate Senior Researcher
Niklas Bremberg
Niklas Bremberg
Associate Senior Researcher
Dr Michael Brzoska
Dr Michael Brzoska
Associate Senior Researcher
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Professor Julian Cooper
Associate Senior Fellow
Tarja Cronberg
Dr Tarja Cronberg
Distinguished Associate Fellow
Dr Geoffrey D. Dabelko
Dr Geoffrey D. Dabelko
Associate Senior Fellow
Rolf Ekéus
Ambassador Rolf Ekéus
Distinguished Associate Fellow
Jan Eliasson
Ambassador Jan Eliasson
Distinguished Associate Fellow
Sten Hagberg
Professor Sten Hagberg
Associate Senior Fellow
Dr Mirko Himmel
Dr Mirko Himmel
Associate Senior Researcher
Robert Kelley
Robert E. Kelley
Distinguished Associate Fellow
Matt Korda
Matt Korda
Associate Researcher
Hans Kristensen
Hans M. Kristensen
Associate Senior Fellow
Klaas Leenman
Klaas Leenman
Associate Senior Fellow
Göran Lennmarker
Göran Lennmarker
Distinguished Associate Fellow
Dr Filippa Lentzos
Dr Filippa Lentzos
Associate Senior Researcher
Dustin A. Lewis
Dustin A. Lewis
Associate Senior Researcher
Björn-Ola Linnér
Professor Björn-Ola Linnér
Associate Senior Fellow
Lars-Erik Lundin
Dr Lars-Erik Lundin
Distinguished Associate Fellow
Hafsa Maalim
Hafsa Maalim
Associate Senior Researcher
Jason Mosley
Jason Mosley
Associate Senior Researcher
Wuyi Omitoogun
Wuyi Omitoogun
Associate Senior Fellow
Dr Dylan O’Driscoll
Dr Dylan O’Driscoll
Associate Senior Fellow
Sam Perlo-Freeman
Dr Sam Perlo-Freeman
Associate Senior Researcher
Elise Remling
Dr Elise Remling
Associate Researcher
Michael Sahlin
Ambassador Michael Sahlin
Distinguished Associate Fellow
Johan Schaar
Dr Johan Schaar
Associate Senior Fellow
Elisabeth Sköns
Dr Elisabeth Sköns
Associate Senior Fellow
Rickard Söder
Rickard Söder
Associate Researcher
Dr Petr Topychkanov
Dr Petr Topychkanov
Associate Senior Researcher
Dr Andrea Edoardo Varisco
Dr Andrea Edoardo Varisco
Associate Senior Researcher
Jingdon Yuan
Dr Jingdong Yuan
Associate Senior Fellow
Hiromi Nagata Fujishige
Hiromi Nagata Fujishige
Associate Researcher
Per Taube
Per Taube
Senior Corporate Advisor

Interns

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Igor Barreto
Intern
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Sofia Staderini
Intern
Sofie Waller Snygg
Sofie Waller Snygg
Intern
Tamar Zuurveld
Tamar Zuurveld
Intern