Jonathan Brewer

Dr Jonathan Brewer is a Visiting Professor at King's College London's Department of War Studies, affiliated with the Centre for Science & Security Studies. He previously served in the UK's HM Diplomatic Service (1983–2010), holding roles including Head of Counter-Proliferation and Secretary to the Joint Intelligence Committee. His research focuses on UN sanctions implementation, WMD proliferation financing, and FATF requirements. He holds a PhD from Cornell University (1981) and a BA from the University of Oxford (1977).

Key research interests include analyzing financial mechanisms enabling WMD proliferation, developing proliferation finance risk assessment frameworks, and evaluating the effectiveness of international sanctions. His work bridges academic research with policy implementation, particularly in the financial sector's role in countering proliferation.

Dr Brewer has been recognized with an OBE (2025) and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. His publications emphasize practical guidance for financial institutions and governments to counter proliferation threats, with notable works on typologies of proliferation finance and case studies of sanctions enforcement.