Patricia
Jaworek

Director, Global Nuclear Policy Program

Global Nuclear Policy Program (GNPP)

Expertise Nuclear Weapons Policy, US-Russia

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Patricia Jaworek serves as a director with NTI’s Global Nuclear Policy Program (GNPP). In this role, she supports NTI’s efforts to reduce global nuclear risks, focusing on U.S.-Russia arms control, Euro-Atlantic security, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. She is a member of the Horizon 2045 project team (a collaborative project co-founded by NTI) and leads NTI’s activities to advance understanding of the global and long-term effects of nuclear weapons use and their implications for nuclear policy.

Jaworek previously worked with NTI as a consultant for GNPP and the Scientific and Technical Affairs team. She has also worked as a research assistant at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, where she focused on NATO deterrence and defense policy, and at CRDF Global, where she focused on addressing global threats posed by weapons of mass destruction and emerging technologies.

Jaworek is a member of the Young Deep Cuts Commission (YDCC) and the Younger Generation Leaders Network on Euro-Atlantic Security (YGLN), where she works with other leaders in the field to develop ideas for the future of nuclear arms control.

Jaworek holds a joint master’s degree in Transatlantic Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the College of Europe, and a law degree from the University of Hamburg with a specialization in European and public international law.

She speaks English, German, and Polish.

Analysis

Amplifying Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Leadership:

Recommendations to Strengthen NWFZs in a Changing Security Environment

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Amplifying Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Leadership:

Recommendations to Strengthen NWFZs in a Changing Security Environment

Nuclear-weapon-free zones (NWFZs) are one of the most successful and enduring elements of the global effort to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Practical steps exist that could strengthen NWFZ resilience, reinvigorate engagement within and between them, and create opportunities for leadership.


Nuclear Security Implications of AI and Emerging Technologies: A FutureSafe Analysis of Risks and Opportunities

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Nuclear Security Implications of AI and Emerging Technologies: A FutureSafe Analysis of Risks and Opportunities

Nuclear Security Implications of AI and Emerging Technologies: A FutureSafe Analysis of Risks and Opportunities was motivated by the vision for applying technology to reduce catastrophic nuclear, biological, and other advanced technological threats to human civilization.


Global Nuclear Effects: Economic and Financial Fallout of Nuclear Use

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Global Nuclear Effects: Economic and Financial Fallout of Nuclear Use

Despite the high stakes, the economic and financial considerations of nuclear weapons use remain underexplored. This paper examines several decades of research on economic and financial effects of nuclear weapons use, and explores the key gaps in our understanding of effects in today’s interconnected world.


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NTI Blogs

Three Strikes: Why Giving Up on the NPT Is Not an Option

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Three Strikes: Why Giving Up on the NPT Is Not an Option

After four weeks of intense negotiations, it is entirely understandable to feel frustration, disappointment, and anger. What we cannot afford is for diplomats, policymakers, and publics to internalize that frustration as resignation.


Why Strengthening Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zones Is The NPT’s Silver Lining

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Why Strengthening Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zones Is The NPT’s Silver Lining

At a time when the NPT is under growing strain, NWFZs stand out as one of areas where cooperation has not only endured but delivered tangible results. They demonstrate that large regions can sustain security without nuclear weapons, and that states are willing to translate commitments into practice.


What Happens If Nuclear Deterrence Fails?

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What Happens If Nuclear Deterrence Fails?

New research is beginning to reveal how nuclear use could trigger widespread environmental damage, economic disruption, societal upheaval, and global instability. A modern, evidence-based understanding of these risks is essential for decision-makers and the public to grasp what is at stake if nuclear deterrence fails.


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Projects

Horizon 2045
Past Project

Horizon 2045

Devising new strategies and approaches to move towards a world without nuclear weapons

Understanding Global Effects of Nuclear Weapons

Understanding Global Effects of Nuclear Weapons

The damaging effects of the light, heat, blast, and radiation caused by a nuclear explosion have been known to scientists since the end of the Second World War

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