Ivan Kharitonov

Ivan Kharitonov is a Doctoral Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Peace and Conflict Research (PRIF) and a fellow at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel). His expertise lies in international arms transfers, defense economics, and economic/military foreign aid analysis.

• Doctoral Researcher, PRIF (2024–)
• Junior Researcher, IfW Kiel (2023–2024)
• Research Assistant, IfW Kiel (2022–2023)

His research focuses on the intersection of defense economics and geopolitical conflict dynamics, particularly in the context of Ukraine support tracking and European rearmament trends. Awards include the IfW Kiel Media Award (2022/23).

Kharitonov holds an MA in History & Economics from the University of Bayreuth (2020–2024) and a BA in History from Lomonosov Moscow State University (2016–2020). His recent publications include contributions to the Friedensgutachten 2025 and the Kiel Working Paper 2218 on Ukraine support tracking.