Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau joined the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in February 2020 as the Director of the Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme. Her research interests focus on European and Asian arms trade, military spending, and arms industry. Lucie was previously a research fellow for Defence Economics and Procurements at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and an analyst at the French Ministry of Armed Forces.