Paulina Izewicz

Paulina Izewicz is an Associate Fellow at RUSI and a Senior Research Associate and Project Manager at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). Paulina’s work at CNS focuses on North Korea’s sanctions evasion in the maritime domain. Beyond that, her research interests include Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, sanctions and international law.

Prior to joining CNS, Paulina was a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), where she managed programmatic work on sanctions and led a Track 1.5 dialogue with Iran; and Research Associate at the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, DC, where she focused on the technical aspects of Iran’s nuclear programme.

Paulina holds an MA in International Relations, as well as a Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies, from Syracuse University, and an MA in Law from the University of Wroclaw.