Michael Jenks
Born: 1988
Citizenship: Netherlands
Position at SIPRI: Data Manager, Countering Illicit Trafficking–Mechanism Assessment Projects
Subject expertise: Destabilizing commodity flows
Languages:
Dutch, English Education: Bachelor's degree in Administrative Law and Public Administration, Tilburg University, Netherlands. Master's degree in Development Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden (ongoing)
Contact: Email Phone:+4686559781
Michael Jenks is Data Manager with the SIPRI Countering Illicit Trafficking–Mechanism Assessment Projects (CIT-MAP). He originally joined SIPRI as an intern in March 2010. He studied Administrative Law and Public Administration from Tilburg University in the Netherlands and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Development Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden. His current research focuses on methods used to transport illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) and other destabilizing commodities.
Current activities
- Managing CIT-MAP databases
- Researching air and sea transport actors
Former positions
- Intern, Trade section, Canadian Embassy to the Netherlands, The Hague, Netherlands, June-August 2008
