Kolja Brockmann

Senior Researcher (Non-resident)

Kolja Brockmann

Kolja Brockmann is a Senior Researcher (non-resident) contributing to the work of SIPRI’s Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme. He first joined SIPRI as an EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium intern and worked at SIPRI from 2017 to 2022. Since 2023, he has been working as an independent consultant based in Germany. Prior to working at SIPRI, Kolja was an intern at the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) in Frankfurt. He graduated from King’s College London with an MA in Non-Proliferation and International Security.

Brockmann conducts research in the fields of export control, nuclear and missile non-proliferation, sanctions and technology governance. He focuses on the multilateral export control regimes and controls on emerging technologies, in particular additive manufacturing, biotechnologies and artificial intelligence. He also serves as an adviser to the Ballistic Missile Non-Proliferation Youth Group of the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS) and is on the roster of experts of the EU Partner-to-Partner (P2P) Export Control Programme.

Subject expertise

Dual-use and arms trade control, export licensing, Arms Trade Treaty, nuclear proliferation, nuclear hedging, CBRN terrorism, Additive Manufacturing/3D-printing, emerging technologies.

Regional expertise

East- and South-East Asia, Iran, EU

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Languages

German, English, French

Education

MA in Non-Proliferation and International Security, King’s College London, UK; BA in International Relations and International Organization, University of Groningen, Netherlands

SIPRI COMMENTARY

Small and micro launchers in the NewSpace era: New missile proliferation risks or more of the same? (Topical backgrounder, November 2023 )
A matter of speed? Understanding hypersonic missile systems (Topical backgrounder, February 2022 )
The Missile Technology Control Regime at a crossroads (Topical backgrounder, September 2021 )
European Union sanctions on North Korea: Balancing non-proliferation with the humanitarian impact (Topical backgrounder, December 2020 )
Advances in 3D printing technology: Increasing biological weapon proliferation risks? (Blog, July 2019 )

SIPRI AND PARTNER PUBLICATIONS

Héau, L. and Brockmann, K., Intangible Transfers of Technology and Software: Challenges for the Missile Technology Control Regime (SIPRI, Stockholm: April 2024)
Brockmann, K. and Héau, L., The Expansion of the NewSpace Industry and Missile Technology Proliferation Risks (SIPRI, Stockholm: October 2024)
Brockmann, K. and Héau, L., Mapping the Spread of NewSpace Companies Developing, Testing, Producing or Marketing Missile-related Technology: A Pilot Study (SIPRI, Stockholm: October 2024)
Brockmann, K. and Héau, L., Developing Good Practices in Export Control Outreach to the NewSpace Industry (SIPRI, Stockholm : March 2023)
Brockmann, K. and Stefanovich, D., Hypersonic Boost-glide Systems and Hypersonic Cruise Missiles: Challenges for the Missile Technology Control Regime (SIPRI, Stockholm: April 2022)
Brockmann, K., Bromley, M and Héau, L., The Missile Technology Control Regime at a Crossroads: Adapting the Regime for Current and Future Challenges (SIPRI, Stockholm: December 2022)
Brockmann, K., Bromley, M and Héau, L., Adapting the Missile Technology Control Regime for Current and Future Challenges (SIPRI, Stockholm: December 2022)
Brockmann, K. and Raju, N., NewSpace and the Commercialization of the Space Industry: Challenges for the Missile Technology Control Regime (SIPRI, Stockholm: October 2022)
Post-shipment On-site Inspections of Military Materiel: Challenges and Responses (SIPRI, Stockholm: December 2021)
Additive Manufacturing for Missiles and Other Uncrewed Delivery Systems: Challenges for the Missile Technology Control Regime (SIPRI, Stockholm: October 2021)
Implementing the 2021 Recast of the EU Dual-use Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities (EUNPDC, Stockholm: September 2021)
Mitigating Humanitarian Impact in a Complex Sanctions Environment: The European Union and the Sanctions Regimes against Iran (SIPRI, Stockholm: September 2021)
Varisco, A. E., Brockmann, K. and Robin, L., Post-shipment Control Measures: European Approaches to On-site Inspections of Exported Military Materiel (SIPRI, Stockholm: December 2020)
Boulanin, V., Brockmann, K., and Richards, L., Responsible Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation for International Peace and Security (SIPRI, Stockholm: November 2020)
Brockmann, K., Challenges to Multilateral Export Controls: The Case for Inter-regime Dialogue and Coordination (SIPRI, Stockholm: December 2019)
Brockmann, K., Bauer, S. and Boulanin, V,, Bio Plus X: Arms Control and the Convergence of Biology and Emerging Technologies (SIPRI, Stockholm: March 2019)
Brockmann, K. and Kelley, R. , The Challenge of Emerging Technologies to Non-proliferation Efforts: Controlling Additive Manufacturing and Intangible Transfers of Technology (SIPRI, Stockholm: April 2018)
Bromley, M., Brockmann, K. and Maletta, G., Arms Transfer and SALW Controls in the Middle East and North Africa: Mapping Capacity-building Efforts (November 2018)
Internal compliance and export control guidance documents for actors from academia and research (July 2017)
Internal compliance and export control guidance documents for the information and communications technology sector (July 2017)
Internal compliance and export control guidance documents for the nuclear sector (July 2017)
Internal compliance and export control guidance documents for transport or distribution service providers (July 2017)
Internal compliance and export control guidance documents for the defence and aerospace sector (July 2017)
Challenges and good practices in the implementation of the EU’s arms and dual-use export controls: A cross-sector analysis (July 2017)
Brockmann, K., Bauer, S., 3D Printing and Missile Technology Controls (November 2017)

12. Dual-use and arms trade controls (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2024)
10. Conventional arms control and the regulation of inhumane weapons (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2024)
10. Conventional arms control and regulation of new weapon technologies (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2023)
12. Dual-use and arms trade controls (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2023)
14. Dual-use and arms trade controls (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2022)
14. Dual-use and arms trade controls (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2021)
14. Dual-use and arms trade controls (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2020)
10. Dual-use and arms trade controls (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2019)
10. Dual-use and arms trade control (Chapter, SIPRI Yearbook 2018)

External publications

Bromley, M. and Brockmann, K., ‘A tale of two systems: Alignment, divergence and coordination in EU and US dual-use export controls’, IAI Paper no. 24/15, May 2024.
Lewis, J. and Brockmann, K., ‘Missile proliferation and control in the Asia-Pacific region’, IISS Research Paper, Apr. 2024.
Héau, L. and Brockmann, K., ‘Preventing missile proliferation in the NewSpace era: Why ITT and software controls are ever more important’, WorldECR (June 2024)
Brockmann, K., ‘Applying export controls to AI: Current coverage and potential future controls’, eds T. Reinhold and N. Schörnig, Armament, Arms Control and Artificial Intelligence, Springer Studies in Peace and Security (Springer Nature: Cham, 2022).
Varisco, A. E., Brockmann, K. and Robin, L., Post-shipment on-site inspections of exported military materiel: a new tool of choice for European countries?, WorldECR, no. 100 (June 2021)
Brockmann, K., Challenges to multilateral export controls – the case for inter-regime dialogue and coordination, WorldECR, no. 91 (July - Aug. 2020)
Brockmann, K., Controlling ballistic missile proliferation: Assessing complementarity between the HCoC, MTCR and UNSCR 1540, HCOC Research Papers, no. 7 (June 2020)
Brockmann, K., ‘Additive Manufacturing and Biological Weapons: Assessing Proliferation Risks and Challenges to Export Control’ in Reuter, C., Altmann, J., Göttsche, M. and Himmel, M., Eds., Science Peace Security ’19: Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Conference on Technical Peace and Security Research, University of Darmstadt, TUprints: Darmstadt (2019)
Brockmann, K., Drafting, Implementing, and Complying with Export Controls: The Challenge Presented by Emerging Technologies, Strategic Trade Review, vol. 4, no. 6 (Spring/Summer 2018)
Bromley, M., Bauer, S., Brockmann, K. and Maletta, G., Implementing EU Export Controls: A Cross-Sector Analysis of Challenges and Good Practices, WorldECR, no. 66 (Jan 2018)