Aaron Dunne

Aaron DunneBorn: 1971
Citizenship: UK
Position at SIPRI: Senior Researcher, Export Control Project, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Programme
Subject expertise:  Strategic trade controls and their enforcement, proliferation finance, non-proliferation initiatives, Middle East politics and military affairs
Regional expertise: Iran, GCC, wider Middle East                                                       Education: Certificate in Persian, University of Tehran, Institute for Persian Studies, Iran; MA Area Studies (Near and Middle East), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK; BSC. (Hons.) Economics and Sociology, University of Surrey, UK.
Languages: English
Contact: Email  Phone: +46 (0) 8 655 9749

Aaron Dunne was until recently Head of Counter-Proliferation in HM Revenue and Customs, UK. Having lead a significant enhancement to the UK’s strategic trade controls he has joined SIPRI to undertake research on the enforcement of strategic trade controls and associated multilateral initiatives. He contributes to the EU-Cooperation in Export Control project as Regional Project Manager for the United Arab Emirates and Senior Customs Advisor for Malaysia and Thailand.

Current activities
  • Strategic trade control outreach and capacity building for the EU-Cooperation in Export Control project
  • Research into the role of customs in the enforcement of strategic trade controls
  • Research into multi-lateral initiatives to counter the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery
Former positions
  • Head of Counter-Proliferation, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), UK
  • Private Secretary to the Director General, HMRC, UK
  • Defence and security consultant
  • Teaching Assistant, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK
  • Research Analyst - Iran and the GCC, Ministry of Defence, UK
Recent publications
  • (2005) ‘Graphic and artistic political expression in contemporary Iran’, Folia Orientalia, Vol. 40, Polska Akademia Nauk, Krakow.
  • (2003) The Iranian Nuclear Programme, RUSI Research and Consulting, London.
  • (2003) ‘Dealing with Iran’, RUSI Newsbrief, Vol. 23, No. 12, July 2003.