Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White
Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White specialises in international relations.
Her research on non-proliferation and counter-terrorism co-operation among ASEAN members won the 2007 Michael Leifer Memorial Prize, an international award given every two years for outstanding scholarship on Southeast Asia.
Dr Ogilvie-White's research evaluates the tools used by states and organisations to minimise serious threats to international security, especially those posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
Current interests include the security challenges posed by the global renaissance of nuclear energy, counter-terrorism co-operation in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, WMD proliferation dynamics and the nuclear weapons programmes of states such as Ukraine, Libya and North Korea.
'Within the next year, I plan to launch a new international research project on the challenge of building global consensus around non-proliferation proposals, such as the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, which aim to reduce nuclear proliferation risks.'
Dr Ogilvie-White uses her research, which is both theoretical and policy relevant, to inspire students to contribute to building a more secure and peaceful world.
'The students benefit from the first hand insights that I can offer into bilateral and multilateral negotiations on counter-terrorism and non-proliferation, and from my professional experience as part of the editorial team of the US-based, peer-reviewed journal, Asian Security.'
She is involved with the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific - an international diplomacy initiative that brings together academics and officials to discuss issues affecting the security of the Asia-Pacific region. She represents New Zealand on the CSCAP Study Group on Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.