Valeriia Gergiieva holds a PhD in Political Science. Currently, Dr. Gergiieva is a Visiting Research Fellow working on the ‘Arms Control and Emerging Technologies’ project at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) at the University of Hamburg. Valeriia is a Non-Resident...
Galina Salnikova is a Junior Officer for Coordination and Youth Engagement at the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Vietnam. Prior to this, she worked as a consultant at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) in Vienna and as a fellow of the CTBTO Research Fellowship 2023 in...
In June, the Contact Group convened for a two-day in-person meeting in Istanbul to discuss the future of the Group and exchange views on the state of, and prospects for, Russia-West relations.
Neither Russian peacekeepers nor EU mediation have prevented Azerbaijan from violently retaking Nagorno-Karabakh. The ELN’s Policy & Impact Director Jane Kinninmont analyses the geopolitical realignments underlying the offensive which has caused tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians to flee, and suggests means to avoid further conflict in the South Caucasus.
Noah Mayhew, Senior Research Associate at the Vienna Centre for Peace and Disarmament, reflects on how the political debate around the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) partnership is evolving at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and offers insights on potential productive steps forward.
Noah Mayhew is a Senior Research Associate at the Vienna Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, where he has worked since July 2018. His research is focused on nuclear non-proliferation, international nuclear safeguards and nuclear verification, nuclear arms control, and US-Russia...