Director, Eurasia Nonproliferation Program
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Berlin, Germany
Areas of Research
- Russia’s foreign and security policy
- Russia’s approaches to arms control and non-proliferation
- Russia’s relations with the “Global South” broadly, and Middle East in particular
- Russia’s military innovation
- Arms control and non-proliferation in the Middle East
- Chemical weapons
Background
Dr. Hanna Notte is the director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and a Senior Associate (non-resident) in the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC. Based in Berlin, she regularly writes for English-language outlets such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and War on the Rocks, among others, and for German-language outlets such as Die ZEIT. She is the co-author of Death Dust: The Rise, Demise, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs (Stanford University Press, 2023).
Notte joint CNS in 2020 and worked for its European branch, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, from 2021-2023. Previously, Dr. Notte worked with The Shaikh Group, an NGO focused on informal diplomacy in Middle East conflicts, supporting its engagement with Russia. She was a visiting researcher in 2015–16 with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Carnegie Moscow Center.
Her current work focuses on Russia’s foreign and security policy, Russia’s relations with the Global South (the Middle East in particular), and arms control and nonproliferation in the Middle East. Dr. Notte is a regular guest on conference panels and podcasts produced by leading U.S. and European think-tanks, and she has testified as an expert witness to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee (Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism). Hanna Notte is a Munich Young Leader (2024). She is proficient in Russian and Arabic.
Education
Dr. Notte holds a doctorate and MPhil in International Relations from Oxford University and a BA in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University.
Articles and Activities
- How Ukraine Became a World War
- Russia is weighing the costs and benefits of retaliation
- Containing Global Russia
- Russia’s Dangerous New Friends
- Podcast interview: Russia’s Growing Support for Iran and North Korea
- Is Moscow the Big Winner from War in the Middle East?
- Putin Is Getting What He Wants
- Russia and the Global South
- Russia: A Global Outcast or Still a Desirable Partner?
- What the Israel-Gaza conflict means for Ukraine
- What Role Does Russia Have To Play In Hamas’s Invasion Of Israel? Q&A With Expert Hanna Notte
- US-Russian Relations Can Still Get Worse
- Challenges and Prospects for Further U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control
- Interview: Hanna Notte on Russia in the Middle East After Ukraine
- Dr. Hanna Notte speaks at Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn
- Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine – The Iran Nuclear Price Tag
CNS Work
- How Ukraine Became a World War
New Players Are Transforming the Conflict—and Complicating the Path to Ending It - Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower: A CNS videocast series
Ep.12: China’s Nuclear Modernization with Dr. Fiona Cunningham - The Risk of Renewed Nuclear Testing
The end of nuclear weapons testing is a significant nonproliferation success, yet concerns about its resumption persist. - Prisoner swaps do not presage any sort of rapprochement with Russia
There is no evidence suggesting that the Kremlin is prepared to engage in sincere negotiations regarding Ukraine. - OP#61: Iran-Russia Defense Cooperation: Current Realities and Future Horizons
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the country’s defense relationship with Iran has deepened and widened considerably. - The Uncomfortable Reality of Russia and Iran’s New Defense Relationship
Since 2022, Russia’s defense relationship with Iran has taken a big leap forward. - What Russia Wants in the Middle EastMoscow seeks to exploit instability but avoid escalation.
- Russia, the Global South and the Mechanics of the Nuclear Order
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has severely impacted global nuclear governance, hindering progress in crucial forums such as the IAEA, NPT, and UN First Committee, amplifying frustration among non-nuclear countries. - OP#59: Russia, The Global South and Multilateral Nuclear Diplomacy after the Invasion of Ukraine
This paper assesses the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on multilateral nuclear diplomacy, with a particular focus on dynamics between Russia and countries of the Global South. - Experts Discuss Emerging Challenges to NATO Nuclear Deterrence
Senior Research Associate Natasha Bajema and Director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program Hanna Notte spoke at NATO’s annual Nuclear Policy Symposium in Skopje, North Macedonia.
