Nasser Bin Nasser

Nasser is a Senior Advisor to the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, where he leads research relating to the impacts of ballistic missiles, drones, weapon systems and weapons of mass destruction on Middle East security and stability. In 2023, Nasser became a member of World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Complex Risk. From 2010 to 2022, Nasser served as the Amman-based Managing Director of the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security, focusing on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear risks across the Middle East region. During the same period, he also headed the Middle East Regional Secretariat, the first of eight secretariats to be established globally under the European Union’s “Centres of Excellence” initiative on CBRN issues. Nasser received his master’s degree in Near Eastern studies from Princeton University and his undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and Policy and Business Management from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.