
Former ACONA Fellows
ACONA Fellows '25
Yasmin Hamdy
Scholar, The Boutros Boutros-Ghali Chair for Sustainable Peace
ACONA Fellows '25
Deniz Iskendarova
Associate Project Officer in External Relations and International Cooperation of CTBTO
ACONA Fellows '25
Artem Lomakin
Global Process Analysts, Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI)
ACONA Fellows '25
Qiyang Niu
Co-Head of China Programme, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)
ACONA Fellows '25
Dariya Pavlova
Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
ACONA Fellows '25
Austin Wright
Deputy Director and Policy Advisor, Deputy Administrator’s Action Group, NNSA Office of Defense Programs
ACONA Fellows '25
Aleksandra Zubenko
MA Candidate, MIIS & MGIMO; IAEA Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellow
ACONA Fellows '24
Jeremy Faust
Attaché, Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations
ACONA Fellows '24
Valeriia Hesse
Non-Resident Fellow, Odesa Center for Nonproliferation (OdCNP)
ACONA Fellows '24
Maryna Karlevits
Foreign Policy Advisor to the Member of the Parliament of Ukraine
ACONA Fellows '24
Haleema Saadia
PhD Candidate, National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
ACONA Fellows '23
Esson Anzaku
Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria
ACONA Fellows '23
Katie Derbilova
PhD Candidate, Institute of World Economy and International Relations
ACONA Fellows '23
Mohammad Eslami
International Relations Researcher, Research Center for Political Science (CICP)
ACONA Fellows '23
Kristine Madden
Nuclear Safeguards Experts, International Atomic Energy Agency
ACONA Fellows '23
Tomáš Nagy
Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic
ACONA Fellows '23
Alain Ponce Blancas
Research and Communication Officer, Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
ACONA Fellows '23
Helen von Ernst
Head of Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland
ACONA Fellows '22
Laura Brisbane
International Lawyer and Foreign Policy Adviser, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
ACONA Fellows '22
Elena Gai
Expert and Attaché for Disarmament Affairs, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations (Geneva)
ACONA Fellows '22
Jordan Hibbs
Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Nuclear Matters
ACONA Fellows '22
Dominik P. Jankowski
Political Adviser and Head of the Political Section, Permanent Delegation of Poland to NATO
ACONA Fellows '22
Roman Kalinin
Postgraduate Student, Faculty of World Politics, Moscow State Lomonosov University
ACONA Fellows '22
Ali Rached
Policy and Strategy Advisor to the Executive Director for Partnerships and Planning, INTERPOL
ACONA Fellows '22
Sayaka Shingu
Assistant Director, Second Africa Division, African Affairs Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ACONA Fellows '22
Gleb Toropchin
Associate Professor, Novosibirsk State Technical University and Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management
ACONA Fellows '22
Yue Yuan
PhD Candidate, China Foreign Affairs University and Moscow Institute of International Relations
ACONA Fellows '21
Iskander Alkylbayev
Executive Director, Kazakhstan Council on International Relations
ACONA Fellows '21
Álfrún Perla Baldursdóttir
Consular Service Officer, Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs
ACONA Fellows '21
Logan Brandt
Mid-Career Cadre, Center for Strategic and International Studies Project on Nuclear Issues
ACONA Fellows '21
Maria Chepurina
External Relations Officer, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
ACONA Fellows '21
Marianne (Nari) Fisher
Visiting Research Fellow, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation (VCDNP)
ACONA Fellows '21
Alexander Graef
Researcher, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg
ACONA Fellows '21
Kanica Rakhra
Consultant, Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division, Indian Ministry of External Affairs
ACONA Fellows '21
Astan Tugov
Second Secretary, Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
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