Veronika Bartel leads ONN’s efforts for monitoring and initial assessment of emerging nuclear risks.
Veronika Bartel oversees ONN’s open-source monitoring focused on nuclear risk globally and leads Project Loop, ONN’s structured monitoring-forecasting process to enable effective preventive diplomacy. Her work combines nuclear policy, open-source data analysis, and operational monitoring, with a focus on supporting nuclear risk reduction.
Before joining ONN, Veronika was a research assistant at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP), a graduate research assistant for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), and a graduate research fellow at the Nonproliferation Education and Research Center at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST NEREC).
Veronika holds a bachelor’s degree from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI and a dual Master’s degree from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).
Growing up in one of Russia’s atomic cities in the Ural region, Veronika developed a passion for nuclear studies early on. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and traveling. Veronika is also a Formula 1 fan and loves attending big rock festivals.
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