Dr. Maximilian Hoell
Dr. Maximilian Hoell is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Global Security Research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
Dr. Hoell’s current research includes the nuclear diplomacy of the P5 states and the wider WMD nonproliferation regimes, the U.S. policy of extended deterrence in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions, as well as emerging technologies and their impact on nuclear matters.
Prior to joining the LLNL, Dr. Hoell worked as a senior policy fellow at the European Leadership Network in London, U.K. He also held various academic appointments, including the roles of undergraduate programs director at Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, London campus and assistant professor of politics and international relations at Northeastern University London.
Dr. Hoell holds a doctorate in international relations from University College London. From 2015-2016, he was a visiting assistant in research at Yale University. His academic qualifications further include a postgraduate diploma in international nuclear law from the University of Montpellier, a Master’s degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as a Bachelor’s degree in modern languages from the University of Oxford.
Recent Publications
European perspectives on China’s nuclear modernization, in Richard Weitz (ed.) Managing China-Related Proliferation Challenges (Washington, DC: Hudson Institute, forthcoming).
Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications: Implications for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (with Sylvia Mishra), in Julia Berghofer et al. (eds) The Implications of Emerging Technologies in the Euro-Atlantic Space (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), pp. 123-142.
“Nuclear dangers of Russia’s war against Ukraine: Implications for multilateral nuclear diplomacy and recommendations for risk reduction” (with Ahmet Üzümcü and Goran Svilanović), European Leadership Network (online), 11 March 2022, https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/nuclear-dangers-of-russias-war-against-ukraine-implications-for-multilateral-nuclear-diplomacy-and-recommendations-for-risk-reduction/.
“Reflections on P5 risk reduction: milestones to date and recommendations for the eleventh NPT review cycle” (with Goran Svilanović), European Leadership Network (online), 24 January 2022, https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/reflections-on-p5-risk-reduction-milestones-to-date-and-recommendations-for-the-eleventh-npt-review-cycle/.
“Working paper on strategic risk reduction” (with Ahmet Üzümcü, Goran Svilanović, Andreas Persbo, Benjamin Hautecouverture, Emmanuelle Maitre), (London and Paris: European Leadership Network and Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, January 2022), https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SRR-working-paper-2.pdf.
“It’s high time Berlin pulled the plug on Nord Stream 2”, European Leadership Network (online), 21 July 2021, https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/its-high-time-berlin-pulled-the-plug-on-nord-stream-2/.
“Getting P5 strategic risk reduction right: What NATO non-nuclear-weapon states seek from nuclear-weapon states” (with Oliver Meier), European Leadership Network (online), 23 November 2020, https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/getting-p5-strategic-risk-reduction-right-what-nato-non-nuclear-weapon-states-seek-from-nuclear-weapon-states/.
“Overcoming disunity: Reinvigorating the P5 process a decade on” (with Andreas Persbo), Global Security Report (London: European Leadership Network, July 2020), https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/report/overcoming-disunity-reinvigorating-the-p5-process-a-decade-on/.
“A plea for realism in Germany’s nuclear sharing debate”, European Leadership Network (online), 29 May 2020, https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/a-plea-for-realism-in-germanys-nuclear-sharing-debate/.
