Nomsa Ndongwe

Nomsa Ndongwe serves as a Research Fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey, CA, with expertise in nuclear nonproliferation diplomacy, law, and security policy. Fluent in English, Shona, French, Romanian, and Kiswahili, she actively contributes to global disarmament discourse as a featured panelist for the Ploughshares Foundation, Harvard Belfer Center, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, and Royal United Services Institute.

Her academic credentials include:

• Master of Arts in Nonproliferation, Terrorism Studies, and Financial Crime Management (Middlebury Institute of International Studies)
• LLB Single (Hons) in Law (Brunel University)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (University of Law, Guildford, UK)

Ndongwe's research centers on high-impact security domains including Biological Weapons, Nuclear Disarmament, Nonproliferation Treaty implementation, Export Controls, and Multilateral Diplomacy, with specialized focus on the Non-Aligned Movement and proliferation financing mechanisms. Her work bridges legal frameworks with practical policy solutions for emerging security challenges.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals concentrated efforts on semiconductor supply chain security (CHIPS Act), North Korean sanctions evasion during pandemics, and Black Sea regional capacity building. She consistently advocates for multilateral approaches, notably through New Zealand's disarmament strategy contributions to the NPT Review Conference via the New Agenda Coalition.

While no formal scientific awards are documented, her expertise is institutionally validated through recurring invitations to address the United Nations, Naval Postgraduate School, and major policy think tanks as both panelist and moderator.

Ndongwe mentors through the School of International Futures (2023) and facilitates CNS programs training mid-career professionals from eight countries on sanctions implementation. Her grant-supported initiatives include the CNS Washington, DC Residential Program and US-Black Sea Nonproliferation Professionals Exchange, fostering transnational technical-policy collaboration.

As a CNS Research Fellow, she operates within a multidisciplinary team engaging U.S. National Laboratories, the International Telecommunication Union, and UN disarmament bodies. Her current work emphasizes operationalizing technical secretariats for treaty compliance while addressing misinformation in global security governance.