Areas of Research

• IAEA safeguards and nuclear verification
• Member State experiences in safeguards implementation
• The IAEA and its policymaking organs
• Nuclear non-proliferation policy and broader issues of nuclear governance
• US-Russian relations in nuclear non-proliferation and arms control
• The history of North Korea’s nuclear programme

Background

Noah Mayhew joined the VCDNP in July 2018 with a focus on nuclear non-proliferation, international nuclear safeguards and nuclear verification, nuclear arms control, and US-Russia relations. Since he joined the VCDNP, Mr. Mayhew has worked extensively on safeguards matters, including a focus on the State‑level concept for safeguards, safeguards outreach and capacity building, safeguards and naval nuclear propulsion, and other issues.

In addition, he has worked on US‑Russian arms control issues, including on questions of verification and monitoring. He is a Commissioner on the Young Deep Cuts Commission, a trilateral American‑German‑Russian group of young experts that aims to provide fresh thinking into the arms control community. He has also contributed to an ongoing VCDNP project on the nexus between nuclear security and the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.

In addition to his research agenda, Mr. Mayhew assists in the implementation of the VCDNP’s capacity building activities. This includes developing lectures and other programmatic activities for the Center’s flagship courses for diplomats and practitioners in the nuclear field, planning and implementing ad-hoc specialised courses, and conducting outreach activities to groups on nuclear issues, including students.

Before joining the VCDNP, Mr. Mayhew completed an internship with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Office of Public Information and Communication.

Education

Mr. Mayhew is a member of the first graduating class in the dual master’s degree programme in non-proliferation studies of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). His thesis addressed US-Soviet and US-Russian policy with regard to North Korea’s nuclear programme. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Mr. Mayhew is fluent in Russian and conversational in German.