Nicolas Florquin is the Small Arms Survey’s head of data and analytics as well as a senior researcher. He oversees projects and undertakes research on armed actors and illicit flows of arms and ammunition, with a particular focus on Africa and Europe. Nicolas previously worked for Geneva Call, an organization specializing in engaging with non-state armed groups on humanitarian issues, and for the United Nations Panel of Experts on Liberia. He holds a master’s in Public Administration from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and a PhD from the University of Brighton’s School of Applied Social Sciences