Non-Resident Research Fellow
Nomsa Ndongwe is a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. She is a School of International Futures Mentor 2023, and an experienced nuclear non-proliferation diplomat and lawyer in policy, advocacy & security.
She has a Master of Arts in Nonproliferation, Terrorism Studies, and Financial Crime Management from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Previously, she served as diplomat for the Zimbabwe Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva, focusing mainly on the Disarmament portfolio and International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Nomsa is a featured non-proliferation panelist/moderator for the Ploughshares Foundation, Harvard Belfer Center, University of Georgia, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) New York, Naval Postgraduate School, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
She obtained her first degree, an LLB Single (Hons) degree at Brunel University, and her Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC) from the University of Law in Guildford, UK. Nomsa is fluent in English, Shona, French, Romanian and Kiswahili; and she is passionate about preserving the planet for future generations.
Her areas of research/expertise are: Biological Weapons, International Treaties, Law, Multilateralism, Diplomacy, the Non-Aligned Movement, Nuclear Disarmament, Nonproliferation Education, Nonproliferation Treaty, Export Controls, Proliferation Financing, Sanctions, Technology Policy and Open-Source Intelligence.
Nomsa Ndongwe Recent Publications
The Room Where It Happens – Power of Being Present – Role of Non-nuclear Weapon States
https://global.upenn.edu/perryworldhouse/news/room-where-it-happens-power-being-present
A Time for Action – International Day for Women in Diplomacy
https://www.24dejuniomx.com/blog/blog-post-one-zrfda
Whither Diplomacy? An Argument in Support of Multilateralism
https://global.upenn.edu/perryworldhouse/news/whither-diplomacy
The role of Article X in tackling misinformation and building an operational technical secretariat by Nomsa Ndongwe
https://www.unidir.org/publication/options-article-x-biological-weapons-convention
Low Hanging Fruit by Nomsa Ndongwe
https://issuu.com/wcapsnet/docs/cbrn_policy_paper_final_oct_25/41
Silencing the Guns on the Banks of Lake Victoria by Nomsa Ndongwe
https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/news/silencing-guns-banks-lake-victoria
CNS Work
- A Conversation on Semiconductors, CHIPS Act, and Export Controls
The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science (CHIPS) Act invests US $250 billion to bolster semiconductor capacity, expand academic R&D, and create a broader, more inclusive workforce. - CNS Washington, DC Residential Program on North Korea Sanctions
CNS reengaged eight countries on implementation of sanctions, particularly due to the changes in North Korean sanctions evasion during the COVID-19 pandemic. - US-Black Sea Nonproliferation Professionals Exchange: US Module
Participants from six countries fostered ties between US and Black Sea technical and policy communities with tours of both of the National Laboratories, nuclear science museums, and Washington DC. - CNS Visiting Fellows Participate in the Washington Pilot Project
Mid-career experts learned from D.C. based experts from the Department of State, Department of Energy, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), CNS, Arms Control Association and the National Academy of Sciences. - A Fireside Chat with a New Zealand Diplomat
VIDEO: New Zealand’s Disarmament Strategy Narrative 2020-2022, contributing to a positive outcome of the NPT Review Conference namely through the New Agenda Coalition.
