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Staff directory

Director's Office

Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Director
Joakim Vaverka
Joakim Vaverka
Deputy Director
Anniek Barnhoorn
Anniek Barnhoorn
Policy and Projects Officer
Claire McAllister
Claire McAllister
Head of Major Initiatives
Sepideh Soltaninia
Sepideh Soltaninia
Head of the Director’s Office and Partnerships Manager
Sofie Waller Snygg
Sofie Waller Snygg
Coordination Officer
Priscilla Frimpong Boateng
Priscilla Frimpong Boateng
Management Assistant

Researchers

Dr Mathew George
Dr Mathew George
Programme Director
Barbara Kun
Dr Barbara Kunz
Programme Director
Alexander Blanchard
Dr Alexander Blanchard
Senior Researcher
Jaïr van der Lijn
Dr Jaïr van der Lijn
Programme Director (Non-resident)
Abeer Ahmad
Abeer S. Ahmad
Research Assistant
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Gretchen Baldwin
Researcher
Virginie Baudais
Dr Virginie Baudais
Programme Director (Non-resident)
Sibylle Bauer
Dr Sibylle Bauer
Director of Studies
Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau
Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau
Programme Director (on leave)
Vincent Boulanin
Dr Vincent Boulanin
Programme Director
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Amal Bourhrous
Researcher
Kolja Brockmann
Kolja Brockmann
Senior Researcher (Non-resident)
Mark Bromley
Dr Mark Bromley
Senior Researcher (Non-resident)
Laura Bruun
Laura Bruun
Researcher
Dr Simone Bunse
Dr Simone Bunse
Content Manager
Shourjya
Dr Shourjya Deb
Senior Researcher
Dr Caroline Delgado
Dr Caroline Delgado
Programme Director
Katarina D
Katarina Djokic
Researcher
Dr Tytti Erästö
Dr Tytti Erästö
Senior Researcher
Vitaly Fedchenko
Vitaly Fedchenko
Senior Researcher
Andrea Gadnert
Andrea Gadnert
Major Initiatives Project Coordinator and Research Assistant
Lauriane Héau
Lauriane Héau
Researcher
Farah Hegazi
Dr Farah Hegazi
Researcher
Zain Hussain
Zain Hussain
Researcher
Noel Kelly
Noel Kelly
Programme Coordinator
Shannon N. Kile
Shannon N. Kile
Senior Researcher
Dr Florian Krampe
Dr Florian Krampe
Programme Director
Xiao LIANG
Xiao Liang
Researcher
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
Dr Karen Meijer
Dr Karen Meijer
Senior Researcher
Dr Vongai Murugani
Dr Vongai Murugani
Researcher
Claudia Pfeifer
Dr Claudia Pfeifer Cruz
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 (Non-resident)
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
Acting Programme Director
Luc van de Goor
Luc van de Goor
Director of Studies
Dr Wilfred Wan
Dr Wilfred Wan
Programme Director
Pieter Wezeman
Pieter D. Wezeman
Senior Researcher
Siemon Wezeman
Siemon T. Wezeman
Senior Researcher
Yuan
Wei-Tsz Yuan
Guest Researcher
Jingdon Yuan
Dr Jingdong Yuan
Programme Director
Jiayi Zhou
Dr Jiayi Zhou
Researcher
Nadine Andersen
Nadine Andersen
Research Assistant
Vladislav Chernavskikh
Vladislav Chernavskikh
Research Assistant
Jules Palayer
Jules Palayer
Research Assistant
Emelie Poignant Khafagi
Emelie Poignant Khafagi
Research Assistant
Larisa Saveleva Dovgal
Larisa Saveleva Dovgal
Research Assistant
Ester Totti
Ester Tottie
Research Assistant
Cyrielle Trebosc
Cyrielle Trebosc
Research Assistant
Ann-Sophie Böhle
Ann-Sophie Böhle
Research Assistant

Communications and Editorial

Stephanie Blenckner
Stephanie Blenckner
Director of Communications
Caspar Trimmer
Caspar Trimmer
Senior Communications Officer
Johanna Eliasson
Johanna Eliasson
Communications Officer (On leave)
Amelie Lutz
Amelie Lutz
Communications Officer
Mimmi Shen
Mimmi Shen
Communications Assistant
Staff Portrait
Lucas Wiktorsson
Communications Officer
Joshua Wilks
Joshua Wilks
Research and Events Assistant
Martina Selmi
Martina Selmi
Major Events Manager
Magdalena Söderqvist
Magdalena Söderqvist
Webmaster
Joey Fox
Joey Fox
Managing Editor
Ian Davis
Dr Ian Davis
Executive Editor of the SIPRI Yearbook (Non-resident)
John Batho
John Batho
Editor
Frank Esparraga
Frank Esparraga
Editor
Annika Salisbury
Annika Salisbury
Editor
Emma Zetterström
Emma Zetterström
Editor

Finance, HR, IT and Administration

Kristina Sandberg
Kristina Sandberg
Head of Operations
Cecilia Bagge
Cecilia Bagge
Senior Financial Accountant
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Barbara Becht
Project Manager
Frederic Daudon
Frederic Daudon
Senior Project Manager
Clarisa
Clarisa Fuentes Eliasson
Human Resources Manager
Simon Herrman
Simon Herrman
Human Resources Officer
Ulla Hurtig Nielsen
Ulla Hurtig Nielsen
Financial Manager
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Felicia Kihlberg
Project Controller
Nikos Politis
Nikos Politis
Senior Project Manager
Magdalena Söderqvist
Magdalena Söderqvist
IT Manager
Maria Volakaki
Maria Volakaki
Financial Accountant
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Lisa Wiklund
Human Resources Officer
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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Rod Schoonover
Associate Senior 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
Hiromi Nagata Fujishige
Hiromi Nagata Fujishige
Associate Researcher
Kyungmee Kim
Dr Kyungmee Kim
Associate Researcher
Gary Milante
Dr Gary Milante
Associate Senior Researcher
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Dr Markus Schiller
Associate Senior Researcher
Per Taube
Per Taube
Senior Corporate Advisor

Interns

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Liliana Almeida
Intern
Marta Bertea
Marta Bertea
Intern
Tatjana
Tatjana Edle von Peter
Intern
Jules Francelet
Jules Francelet
Intern
Lara
Lara Maria Guedes Gonçalves Costa
Intern
Anna
Anna Hauschild
Intern
Noah Heinemann
Noah Heinemann
Intern
Ewen
Ewen Le Clec’h
Intern
Desiré
Desiré Raagart
Intern
Elvira
Elvira Svenheim Paldanius
Intern
Thomas Bacchelli
Thomas Bacchelli
Intern