Elaine Natalie is a Policy Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) and a recent graduate of Seoul National University's Graduate School of International Studies with a Master's degree in International Cooperation. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Yonsei University's Underwood International College, where she majored in International Studies and minored in Political Science and International Relations. Born and raised in Indonesia, Elaine is fluent in English and Indonesian. She is experienced in project management and organization and is the APLN coordinator for a number of projects and network activities. Her research interests include the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and regimes, and the intersection of existential threats in the Asia-Pacific region.

Current project responsibilities at APLN:

• Nuclear Disarmament and the Anthropocene: Voices from Pacific Island Countries

Previous projects:

• Strengthening the NPT Regime: Priorities for the Future

• Northeast Asian Security Architecture

• Cooperative Threat Reduction Plus with the DPRK

• Pandemic-Nuclear-Nexus Scenarios Project