Laura Rockwood

Non-Resident Senior Fellow
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Areas of Research

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation
  • IAEA Safeguards
  • The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
  • Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

Background

Laura Rockwood re-joined the VCDNP in August 2022 as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow. Ms. Rockwood has over 35 years of experience in non-proliferation and international safeguards and has published extensively on safeguards and non-proliferation.

She retired from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in November 2013 as the Section Head for Non-Proliferation and Policy Making in the Office of Legal Affairs after 28 years of service. During her employment with the IAEA, she was the senior legal advisor on all aspects of the negotiation, interpretation, and implementation of IAEA safeguards, and was the principal author of the document that became the Model Additional Protocol. She participated in high-level negotiations on Iran, Iraq, and North Korea, and in the IAEA/US/Russian Federation negotiations on the Trilateral Initiative and the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement.

Prior to her current position at the VCDNP, Ms. Rockwood served as the Executive Director of the Open Nuclear Network, a programme of One Earth Future, and as the VCDNP’s Executive Director between 2015 and 2019.

Education

Ms. Rockwood received a Juris Doctor degree in 1976 from the University of California’s Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a member of the State Bar of California and of the Washington, D.C. Bar Association.

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Exploring the Nexus Between the TPNW and the Vienna-Based International Organisations
The VCDNP hosted a panel discussion on the nexus between the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and the Vienna-based international organisations.
12 June 2023 • 
VCDNP at the 2023 INMM-ESARDA Annual Meeting
VCDNP staff participated in seven sessions during the 2023 INMM-ESARDA Annual Meeting, including presentations on the safeguards implications of the war in Ukraine, corporate nuclear governance, partnerships in safeguards, and previous VCDNP research projects.
7 June 2023 • 
Mini-Course for Ambassadors on Nuclear Issues
The VCDNP held a mini-course for Vienna-based ambassadors on nuclear issues, hosted by Ambassador Pirkko Hämäläinen, Permanent Representative of Finland to the International Organisations in Vienna.
2 May 2023 • 
Spring 2023 Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Short Course
From 20 to 24 March 2023, the VCDNP held its 25th intensive short course on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament for diplomats and practitioners.
31 March 2023 • 
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