Biography

Andrea Stricker is deputy director of FDD’s Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program and an FDD research fellow. She is an expert on nuclear weapons proliferation and counterproliferation, open-source proliferation and policy analysis and strategic commodity trafficking.

Andrea has extensively researched Iran’s nuclear program, including its history, the regime’s proliferation efforts and technical advances, and diplomatic agreements. She has co-authored five books on nuclear proliferation and strategic commodity trafficking and advised federal prosecutions. Her other areas of interest include non-proliferation regimes and related international organizations, chemical weapons, illicit finance, Middle East security dynamics, sanctions, and U.S. foreign policy.

Prior to joining FDD in 2019, Andrea spent more than 12 years at the Institute for Science and International Security authoring publications that integrated open-source research and analysis to detect and characterize nuclear proliferation and make policy recommendations to prevent it. Preceding that, she worked with the International Rescue Committee.

Andrea is the co-author of Illicit Trade Networks Vol. 1: Connecting the Dots (2020), The Peddling Peril Indices (PPI) (2018 and 2019), Taiwan’s Former Nuclear Weapons Program (2018), and Revisiting South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Program (2016) and has contributed chapters to The Plutonium Handbook, The Iran Primer, and Preventing Black Market Trade in Nuclear Technology. Her publications and analysis have appeared in such publications as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Jerusalem Post, Science Magazine.

Andrea has a master’s degree in security policy studies from The George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in political science and French, with a focus on Middle Eastern studies, from the University of Arizona.

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Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

February 10, 2025 | John Hardie

Nuclear Power Plant Project Highlights Turkish Role in Russia’s Sanctions Evasion

February 10, 2025 | Sophia Epley,  Sinan Ciddi,  Andrea Stricker

Iran May Be on the Verge of a Nuclear Weapon; Will Israel and the United States Act?

February 6, 2025 | Andrea Stricker

FAQ: Is Turkey the Next Nuclear Proliferant State?

February 5, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi,  Andrea Stricker

Russia Touts Illicit Nuclear Work in Iran

January 22, 2025 | Andrea Stricker

What to Know About Iran's Nuclear Program

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| Andrea Stricker,  Anthony Ruggiero

What to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program: Advanced Centrifuges

May 1, 2024 | Andrea Stricker,  David Albright,  Sarah Burkhard

What to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program: Enriched Uranium Stockpiles

April 1, 2024 | Andrea Stricker,  Anthony Ruggiero

What to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program: Breakout Time

March 7, 2024 | Andrea Stricker,  Anthony Ruggiero

Exploiting America's Declining Pressure: Iran’s Nuclear Escalation Over Time

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| Behnam Ben Taleblu,  Andrea Stricker

Key Sunsets Under the JCPOA and UNSC Resolution 2231

February 24, 2021 | Behnam Ben Taleblu,  Andrea Stricker

Who Votes With Russia at the OPCW?

November 25, 2020 | Andrea Stricker

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