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Shizuka Kuramitsu

Research Assistant at the Arms Control Association (ACA)

Shizuka Kuramitsu is a Research Assistant at the Arms Control Association (ACA), where she assists ACA’s policy team on research on key nuclear arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament-related issues, including multilateral non-proliferation and disarmament agreements.

Previously, she worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the James Martin Center for Non-Proliferation Studies as well as a Graduate Professional for the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Space Security Programmes at United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research.

She holds a masters in Non-Proliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Shizuka is originally from Hiroshima, Japan.

Content by Shizuka Kuramitsu

Report

Protecting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in turbulent times: Commentary collection

This commentary collection compiles 15 articles by 18 ELN network members and external collaborators as part of the ELN’s Protecting the Non-Proliferation Treaty project. The collection was originally published for the 2024 NPT Preparatory Committee.

31 July 2024 | Oliver Meier, Michael Biontino, Sanaa Alvira, Shizuka Kuramitsu, Olamide Samuel, Dr Irmgard Niemeyer, Maren Vieluf, Ananya Agustin Malhotra, Ward Wilson, Paul Ingram, Adam Thomson, Julia Berghofer, Alexander Kmentt, Pavel Podvig, Maximilian Hoell, Tarja Cronberg, Rishi Paul and Daniel Ajudeonu
Multilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferationNPT Project
Commentary

Gender as a flashpoint: Risks and resolutions for the NPT review process

Disagreements over gender issues in the NPT review process have become increasingly contentious, and there is a real possibility that they could derail the next Review Conference. To avoid an impasse in the consensus-based NPT review process, Sanaa Alvira and Shizuka Kuramitsu urge States parties to proactively engage through coalition-building and inclusive consultations led by NPT Chairs to address these challenges.

2 July 2024 | Sanaa Alvira and Shizuka Kuramitsu
Global SecurityMultilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation
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