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Armament and disarmament

Director of Studies
Subject expertise

Export control (national control systems, international regimes, enforcement issues); non-proliferation; transparency of arms transfers

Regional expertise

European Union, South East Europe, South East Asia

Programme Director
Subject expertise

Autonomous weapons systems; artificial intelligence and robotics; arms production; defence industry; cybersecurity and surveillance technologies; securitization theory and risk governance; and international political sociology

Regional expertise

Europe, especially France and Sweden

Programme Director
Subject expertise

Transparency of international arms transfers; financial value of the arms trade; arms export policies of EU member states; EU engagement in arms export policies; combatting the illicit trade in SALW; Arms Trade Treaty; controls on the trade in cyber-surveillance systems.

Regional expertise

Western Europe

Distinguished Associate Fellow
Subject expertise

Security and defence, nuclear disarmament, regional security, military-civilian relations, missile defence, border studies, technology sociology

Regional expertise

Europe, Russia, Middle East (Iran)

Senior Researcher
Subject expertise

Iran nuclear deal, multilateral nuclear arms control treaties, missile defense, WMD free zone efforts in the Middle East

Regional expertise

Middle East, Europe, Russia

Senior Researcher
Subject expertise

Nuclear technology; strategic forces technology; nuclear energy, nuclear reactors, nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear materials and fuel, uranium and plutonium; nuclear warheads, nuclear forensics and verification

Regional expertise

Russia