Igor Khripunov

• Ph.D., Moscow Diplomatic University, International Affairs and Defense 1983
• M.A. equivalent, Moscow State Institute of Foreign Languages (now Linguistic University) 1970

Dr. Igor Khripunov joined the Center for International Trade and Security (formerly the Center for East-West Trade Policy) at the University of Georgia in 1992 and is now a Distinguished Fellow with the Center as well as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs. He is also a consultant and training instructor for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Editor-in-Chief of the “1540 Compass,” published in cooperation with the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs. Igor Khripunov has contributed to a number of books and book chapters on WMD arms controls and nonproliferation, nuclear security and CBRN security culture. He has written numerous op-eds in world media as well as articles published in journals such as Arms Control Today, Comparative Strategy, Security Dialogue, Jane’s Intelligence Review, Nonproliferation Review, Problems of Post-Communism, and The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

• 1540 Compass – Editor in Chief
• International Atomic Energy Agency – Consultant
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons – Member, Group of Experts on Chemical Safety and Security

• Nuclear security and security culture
• CBRN proliferation and terrorism
• Nuclear power infrastructure
• Arms control and disarmament
• Russia’s defense, foreign policies, and nuclear industry

• “The Human Dimension of Security for Radioactive Sources.” CITS/UGA and Indonesia’s National Nuclear Energy Agency, Editor. 2014.
• “Legal Framework for Strengthening Nuclear Security and Combating Nuclear Terrorism.” (Amsterdam: AOL Press, 2012), Co-editor. 2012.
• “Nuclear and Radiological Security Culture: Post-Seoul Summit Agenda,” CITS/UGA, Athens GA, 2012.
• “Russia-DPRK Reset Button: Will it Produce Denuclearization Benefits?” Korea Review. Vol.1, No. 2. December 2011.
• “2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul: Achieving Sustainable Nuclear Security Culture.” Public Interest Report. Federation of American Scientists. Fall 2011.