Nicole Grajewski
Assistant Professor at Sciences Po
Dr Nicole Grajewski is an Assistant Professor at the Centre de recherches internationales (CERI), Sciences Po in Paris. She is also an Associate with the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. A specialist on Russia and Iran, Dr Grajewski’s work examines the nuclear and military policies of both states, as well as the bilateral Russia–Iran relationship. Dr Grajewski is the author of Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine (Oxford University Press/Hurst, 2026). She regularly analyses and comments on Russian and Iranian nuclear and military developments, with her writing appearing in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and The Atlantic. She is frequently quoted by leading outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker. Previously, she was a Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie in Washington, DC, and has held appointments at Harvard Kennedy School.
Updated: May 6, 2026