Ms. Betty Suh, Ph.D Candidate
Associate
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Elisabeth I-Mi (Betty) Suh is an associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) where she works in the German MoD-funded project “Strategic Threat Analysis and Nuclear (Dis-)Order”. Betty is also a PhD Fellow with the Institute for Peace Studies and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH), analyzing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and signaling vis-à-vis the United States in her dissertation. Previously, Betty was research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), running projects on nuclear energy, technology, security as well as on risk reduction in the Asia-Pacific region. Other work experiences include stints for the Organization of Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin, and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). Betty is also a member of the International Students/Young Pugwash (ISYP) Leadership Team, co-founder of the German Young Nuclear Network, part of the Pacific Forum’s Young Leaders Program and the Hague Code of Conduct Youth Group.