External Activities

ONN Network and Engagement Specialist Dr Olamide Samuel joined an episode of The Arms Control Primer, a podcast produced by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, to discuss the role of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (NWF...

On 1 October in Berlin, ONN Research Analyst Ksenija Trajkovska and Research Manager Sarah Laderman took part in the second session of “Technological Complexity and Risk Reduction," a workshop hosted by the European Leadership Network (ELN) and Adarga.

Kseniia Pirnavskaia, ONN’s Network and Engagement Specialist, delivered a lecture on “The role of civil society organisations in nuclear risk reduction” at the EST Academy 2026. Organised by the European Student Think Tank, a youth-led, non-partisan policy research organisation, the Academy prepares...

ONN Network and Engagement Specialist Kseniia Pirnavaskaia and ONN Intern Yuqin Wang participated and presented at the 2026 European Student Young Pugwash Conference “Peace and Security at a Crossroads”, held on 25-27 September 2026 in Pisa, Italy.

From 21 to 25 September, ONN Assistant Analyst and Coordinator Benjamin Ashraf participated in the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) Short Course “Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament”, while ONN Research Coordinator Nikita Degtyarev contributed to the programme as a g...

ONN Engagement and Network Assistant Federica Petrucci participated in SIPRI's 2026 Armament and Disarmament Summer School, held from 23 to 28 August in Stockholm and Uppsala, Sweden.

In an interview with Bloomberg, ONN Senior Analyst Tianran Xu assessed Pakistan’s apparent acquisition of the HQ-17 short-range air-defence system, a modern Chinese development based on Russia’s Tor platform.

ONN Senior Analyst Jaewoo Shin recently contributed to a three-part Voice of America (VOA) Korea series examining the implications of North Korea's expanding nuclear material production, its implications for the country's nuclear arsenal and the challenges it may pose for future diplomacy.

Open Nuclear Network (ONN) experts have recently joined several podcast discussions, sharing their expertise on topics ranging from the future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and nuclear disinformation to public narratives and engagement in nuclear security.

On 14 July 2026, ONN Assistant Analyst and Coordinator Benjamin Ashraf was interviewed by The New Arab to examine the strategic significance of Pickaxe Mountain, Iran's heavily fortified underground nuclear-related complex near Natanz, following US threats to target the site.

ONN Foresight and Prediction Specialist Karim Kamel was recently featured in Watershed’s The Future of Nuclear Issue - The Art of Collective Judgment, an article exploring how collaborative foresight methodologies can strengthen decision-making on complex global challenges, including nuclear risk.

ONN Senior Analyst Tianran Xu recently contributed to The Wall Street Journal article examining China's test-launch of a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine.

As part of the CTBTO Research Fellowship 2025, ONN Engagement and Network Assistant Federica Petrucci co-authored with fellow participants a research paper entitled “CTBTO Integrated Field Exercise: Lessons Learned from Kazakhstan and Jordan and the Road Ahead”, recently published on the CTBTO Youth...

VERTIC has published a new analysis, co-authored by ONN Senior Analyst Jaewoo Shin, of the uranium enrichment facility shown during Kim Jong Un’s publicised 3 June visit to an additional nuclear facility.

In a recent article for The New Arab, ONN Assistant Analyst Linus Höller provided expert analysis on the risks facing nuclear facilities during armed conflict amid renewed attention to nuclear infrastructure across the Middle East and North Africa.

On 26 May 2026, ONN Assistant Analyst and Coordinator Benjamin Ashraf was interviewed by the Algerian TV – AL24News, in a special discussion concerning the prospects for renewed diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear programme, arguing that both Washington and Tehran remain entrenched in positions that leave...