Karim Haggag

Karim Haggag is the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) a leading global independent institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.  He is a former career Egyptian diplomat with over 25 years of service in Egypt’s diplomatic corps serving in numerous positions focusing Middle East regional security, arms control and non-proliferation, and Arab-Israeli diplomacy. Prior to joining SIPRI he was a Professor of Practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) and Director of the Global Affairs program at the American University in Cairo, and a visiting professor at the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies National Defense University in Washington DC (2011-2013). He is currently a non-resident fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is a graduate of The American University in Cairo, and has earned an MA in war studies from King’s College in London. 

In January 2026, Haggag was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to serve as a member of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (ABDM). Established in 1978, the ABDM provides guidance to the secretary-general on issues related to arms limitation and disarmament, including studies and research undertaken within the UN system.