Annabelle Gouttebroze is a DPhil (PhD) candidate in International Relations at St Hilda's College. Her research explores how the private sector's role in the development and trade of dual-use technologies introduces security risks. Prior to studying at the University of Oxford, Annabelle gained her MSc in Research for International Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS, University of London) and BSc in Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE, University of London), where her research focused on trade, political economy, and security.
Focusing on the development and trade of dual-use technologies, Annabelle explores cases on nuclear, cyber, bio, and satellite technologies, supervised by Professor Lauren Sukin. By engaging with the motivations and interests of private sector actors, Annabelle seeks to redirect international relations narratives, which have previously been dominated by state-centric interactions. Her research engages in mixed-methods approaches, engaging with trade data, business records, and elite interviews.
Alongside her DPhil, Annabelle is a Research Assistant at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) for the Digital Ethics and Defence Technologies Research Group, led by Professor Taddeo, working on the ethical governance of emerging technologies. Annabelle has previously worked as a Research Assistant on a range of topics from US nuclear diplomacy, to systemic change in food sustainability, to popular support for nuclear energy, to the use of AI in social science research.
Expertise:
- Dual-use technologies (nuclear, cyber, bio, satellite)
- Trade, supply chains, and political economy
- Private actors in international relations
