Olamide Samuel

Dr Olamide Samuel leads network development at the Open Nuclear Network (ONN) in Vienna, Austria. Previously, Dr Olamide served as the Special Envoy of the African Commission on Nuclear Energy AFCONE. He was a Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS University of London, where he lectured in the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, teaching MA courses on International Security, and Diplomatic Practice. Olamide holds a PhD in Security and Intelligence (2019) and an MA in Security, Intelligence and Diplomacy (2015), both from the University of Buckingham’s Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS). He also holds a B.ILD in International Law and Diplomacy, from Babcock University (2009). Olamide is also the author of numerous academic articles and opinion pieces relating to international security, nuclear non-proliferation, and open-source investigative methodology, featured in outlets including Al-Jazeera, The BBC, France 24, allAfrica, ChannelsTV and more, where he regularly comments on security and defense issues. With President Mary Robinson of The Elders, Olamide featured in the documentary, Solutions to Existential Threats which was viewed over a million times in its first month.