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Andrew Jones

Network and Communications Manager

Andrew Jones is the Network and Communications Manager at the European Leadership Network. He joined in November 2019 as the Digital and Events Officer and has also served as the Network Engagement and Communications Officer.

Since joining in 2019, he has contributed to the development of ELN’s strategic communications and network development, with a particular focus on connecting expert communities and amplifying the impact of the ELN’s policy outreach.

His previous experience includes roles at the European Parliament’s Equality and Diversity Unit in Luxembourg, where he produced policy research and speechwriting for senior EU leadership, and also as Research Assistant at the Equality Challenge Unit in London. Andrew holds a Master’s degree in Democracy and Comparative Politics from University College London and a BA in Sociology and Politics from the University of Essex, with additional study periods in Norway and the United States.

Content by Andrew Jones

Commentary

From nuclear stability to AI safety: Why nuclear policy experts must help shape AI’s future

Artificial intelligence, much like nuclear technologies, has the capacity to transform our world for the better, offering breakthroughs in several fields whilst simultaneously posing catastrophic risks. Nuclear policy experts, skilled in managing existential threats, are well-suited to guide AI governance. ELN Network and Communications Manager Andrew Jones argues that urgent, coordinated international action and further collaboration between experts in the nuclear and AI fields is needed before AI outpaces our ability to control it.

25 April 2025 | Andrew Jones
Commentary

Nuclear experts react: Oppenheimer

On the 21st of July, the ELN co-hosted a private screening of Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed film ‘Oppenheimer’ with a range of peace and security partners. We asked nuclear policy experts in attendance what they made of the film and its relevance for arms control, non-proliferation, and nuclear threats today.

18 August 2023 | Andrew Jones