Ian Stewart

Dr. Ian J. Stewart, as the executive director of the CNS office in Washington, DC, specializes in export controls, sanctions, and emerging technology control. His previous roles include leading a nonproliferation program at King’s College London and serving as a nuclear engineer with the British Ministry of Defence, focusing on counterproliferation and nuclear deterrent strategies.

Holding Master’s degrees in both nuclear science and technology and electrical and electronic engineering, Dr. Stewart received his PhD in War Studies from King’s College London (KCL). His research, primarily centering on export controls and the history of nonproliferation measures, is exemplified in his book, ‘International Nuclear Export Controls and Non-Proliferation: The Collective Action Problem.’