Participant Biographies

Benjamin Hautecouverture

Benjamin Hautecouverture

Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS)
Europe and Nuclear Security (Moderator)

Mr. HAUTECOUVERTURE is a research fellow for nonproliferation and disarmament issues at the Foundation for Strategic Affairs (FRS) and at the Center for Arms control and International Security (CESIM) in Paris, France. As a member of the FRS, he is currently conducting two European Union projects on the global nuclear nonproliferation regime. He is also the editor of The Nonproliferation Monthly, monthly newsletter on proliferation, non-proliferation and disarmament issues related to nuclear, biological, chemical weapons and their delivery systems. The areas of his research include nuclear security, the Nuclear Posture Review process, and the European Union strategy against the spread of weapons of mass destruction.