Mailing address
One Brattle Square 510
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Mailbox 134
Cambridge, MA, 02138
Ian J. Stewart
Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom
Contact:
Telephone: 617-384-8064
Fax: 617-496-0606
Email: ian_stewart@hks.harvard.edu
Experience
Ian Stewart is a nuclear technologies and proliferation specialist who comes to the centre from the "Project on Proliferation Procurement and Anti-Proliferation in the Private Sector" which is based at King's College, London. This project aims to identify new ways to prevent proliferation-related trade from supporting WMD programs of concern. Prior to this, Ian held various positions within the British Ministry of Defence, including an attachment to the Defence Staff of the British Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Ian focuses his research on systematically improving the ability of the international community to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. The synergies between his experience working on these issues within government and academia enable Ian to bring new insights and detailed to the holistic counterproliferation picture. His research interests involve understanding and improving export controls and technology sanctions and engaging the private sector more with government-led counterproliferation efforts.
Ian holds master's degrees in both nuclear science & technology and electrical and electronic engineering. He has also studied various aspects of international relations and politics.
November 2012
"Antiproliferation: Tackling Proliferation by Engaging the Private Sector"
Discussion Paper
By Ian J. Stewart, Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom
Illicit trade from the international marketplace plays a direct role in sustaining the nuclear and missile programs of several countries, including Iran, in defiance of UN sanctions. This paper sets out what measures the private sector should take in order to manage the legal, financial and reputational risks associated with involvement in proliferation-related trade, and makes recommendations to national authorities for how for how to help the private sector identify and prevent potential proliferation.
