Jasmine Auda is the Co-Founder and COO of Ambit Advisory, a non-governmental organization working on security and development issues across the Middle East, with a focus on nuclear security and nonproliferation. In this role, she undertakes strategic consulting, policy advocacy, and project management for a number of cross-cutting areas, including regional security, public health, energy, climate, and gender. Previously, she was the Deputy Managing Director at the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security (MESIS), an organization based in Jordan and associated with the Royal Scientific Society.

Jasmine is currently a PhD candidate in the War Studies Department at King’s College London. Her research is concerned with nuclear security in the Middle East and regional perspectives on the global nuclear order. She is a fellow of the Middle East Next-Generation of Arms Control Specialists (MENACS), a program of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Jasmine received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from New York University and a Master’s Degree in Political Economy from King’s College London. She is currently based in Cairo, Egypt.