Ramesh Thakur

Director, Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Australian National University

Professor Ramesh Thakur is Director of the Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at Australian National University. He is a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, co-convenor of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and author or editor of 50 books and 400 articles and book chapters.

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