Our contributors
Data collection and analysis for the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor are assisted by a wide range of research institutes and independent experts on international humanitarian law, international human rights law, disarmament law, nuclear disarmament, nuclear arsenals, and security policy.
Every year, Norwegian People's Aid involves new external experts, to enhance the quality, relevance, and legitimacy of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor's research. Each new contributor verifies, builds on, and develops the findings and analysis of previous contributors. The following experts have contributed to the 2023 edition of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor and/or made earlier contributions which the 2023 edition comprises and builds on.
Grethe Lauglo Østern
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)
Pavel Podvig
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Nick Ritchie
University of York
Hans M. Kristensen
Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
Matt Korda
Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
Eliana Reynolds
Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
Mackenzie Knight
Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
Stuart Casey-Maslen
University of Pretoria
Tim Wright
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Alicia Sanders-Zakre
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Torbjørn Graff Hugo
Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL)
Matthew Breay Bolton
Pace University
Bonnie Docherty
Harvard Law School
Elizabeth Minor
Article 36
John Carlson
Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Maren Vieluf
Independent researcher
Susi Snyder
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Togzhan Kassenova
SUNY-Albany and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Angela Woodward
Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
Cecilie Hellestveit
Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL)
Gro Nystuen
Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL)
Richard Lennane
Geneva Disarmament Platform
Thomas Shea
Formerly the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Tim Caughley
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Sverre Lodgaard
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
The Katrin Mjelstad
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)