Louis Reitmann

Research Fellow
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Areas of Research

  • Export controls
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in nuclear policy
  • Feminist foreign policy and nuclear weapons
  • UK nuclear weapons policy

Background

Louis Reitmann joined the VCDNP as a Research Associate in March 2022. His work has been published in Arms Control Today, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the European Leadership Network, and in WorldECR, the leading journal on export controls and sanctions. He regularly presents his research at international meetings and conferences.

Mr. Reitmann serves on the Field Building Advisory Committee of Ploughshares Fund. He has served on the board of the Emerging Voices Network, an initiative of the British American Security Information Council (BASIC). Mr. Reitmann is the Focal Point to Executive Director Elena K. Sokova as a member of the International Gender Champions and Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy initiatives. He was selected as one of 25 Leaders for Tomorrow by the UN programme #Youth4Disarmament.

Previously, Mr. Reitmann served as an Export Control Support Officer at Imperial College London. There, he helped to boost compliance with export control and investment security regulations and create structures to protect research from misuse for weapons of mass destruction and military purposes. Prior to this, he supported the EU Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation as a Blue Book Trainee at the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels.

At the EEAS, Mr. Reitmann contributed to a large-scale EU mine action project, the design of a database on arms exports, and an upgrade to EU communication around disarmament and non-proliferation. Between 2019 and 2021, he worked as an economic and financial crime analyst in the City of London. He has also completed internships with the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Education

Mr. Reitmann holds an MSc International Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA Political Science from the University of Vienna. He is a native German speaker.

Related Content

The UN Disarmament Fellows’ Visit to Brussels
The VCDNP organised a visit for the UN Disarmament Fellows to the Brussels-based European Union offices dealing with non-proliferation and disarmament policy.
21 September 2023 • 
The VCDNP Delegation at the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee
VCDNP experts organised, spoke at, and moderated 10 events at the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee meeting and the Working Group on further strengthening the review process, and served on two national delegations.
23 August 2023 • 
Feminist Foreign Policy and Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
The VCDNP and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the International Organisations in Vienna hosted an NPT PrepCom side event focused on feminist foreign policy and nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.
9 August 2023 • 
Beyond the Echo Chamber: Creating a More Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Nuclear Weapons Policy Field
Research Associate Louis Reitmann co-authored a policy paper on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the nuclear weapons space, published by BASIC.
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