Sitara Noor is a nuclear security expert with more than 15 years of experience. She has completed her fellowship at the Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University. She was also a Fellow at the NATO Defence College, Rome in 2023-24. Previously, she has worked at Vienna Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority. She was part of the International Panel of Experts for the NTI’s Nuclear Security Index 2023. She regularly writes on nuclear and security issues at various national and international platforms including Foreign Policy, Aljazeera, The News, The National Interest, The Diplomat, South Asian Voices/Stimson Center, among others.