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 2021 edition of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor and/or made earlier contributions which the 2021 edition comprises and builds on.

Matthew Breay Bolton
Pace University

Stuart Casey-Maslen
University of Pretoria

Tim Caughley
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

Bonnie Docherty
Harvard Law School

Kjølv Egeland
Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL)

Cecilie Hellestveit
Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL)

Torbjørn Graff Hugo
Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL)

Togzhan Kassenova
SUNY-Albany and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Matt Korda
Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

Hans M. Kristensen
Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

Richard Lennane
Geneva Disarmament Platform

Sverre Lodgaard
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

The Katrin Mjelstad
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)

Gro Nystuen
Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL)

Nick Ritchie
University of York

Thomas Shea
Formerly the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Maren Vieluf
Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg

Angela Woodward
Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)

Tim Wright
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

Grethe Lauglo Østern
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)