Posts with Tag: Arms Control

Steps Forwards for the Year of Peace and Trust

28 April 2021 •

VCDNP Executive Director Elena Sokova spoke in a high-level conference on “strengthening international and regional cooperation in the field of disarmament,” organised by the government of Turkmenistan and the CTBTO.

Conventional Arms Control and Confidence- and Security-Building Measures for Students and Young Professionals

19 March 2021 •

Event Reports

Are you under 35 years old and interested in military security in Europe? Do you want to win up to €3,000 and present your work to diplomats in Vienna? The VCDNP is proud to support the 2021 OSCE-IFSH Essay Competition, again as a co-organiser and judge.

Making a Better Open Skies Treaty

22 February 2021 •

Event Reports

The Open Skies Treaty is in crisis, but there are opportunities to not only save the treaty, but to improve it. On 18 February 2021, the VCDNP held a webinar with Dr. Peter Jones to discuss what those opportunities are and how they could be implemented.

Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament: Changes in the Field and Career Tracks

16 February 2021 •

Next Gen

On 10 February 2021 the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI) launched their Young Women in Non‑Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative.

Putting Off the Crisis? Angela Kane and Nikolai Sokov on New START Extension

1 February 2021 •

Arms Control, Commentary, Publications

Following the decision by US and Russian leaders agreed to extend New START for a full five years, VCDNP Senior Fellows Angela Kane and Nikolai Sokov commented to Lenta.ru, published 26 January 2021.

Unlocking Nuclear Arms Control in the Time of COVID-19

17 December 2020 •

Event Reports

At the 2020 Stockholm Security Conference, IONP Director Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova commented on the effect the crisis in multilateralism has on the global non-proliferation regime.

A Nuclear Order in Flux: Surviving the Next 75 Years

16 December 2020 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane addressed the risks posed by and opportunities available in "a nuclear order in flux" during her keynote speech at the BISA Global Nuclear Order Working Group Annual Conference on 15 December 2020.

(Less Than) Two Minutes To Midnight

11 December 2020 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane chaired a panel discussion under the auspices of the Astana Club Global Security Meeting on 19 November 2020 entitled "100 Seconds Before Midnight: Strategic Timing for Resumption of Nuclear Dialogue."

The Pandemic and Its Impact on Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

26 November 2020 •

Event Reports

Issues in non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament predate the COVID-19 pandemic, but still compounded them. VCDNP Executive Director Elena K. Sokova discussed this topic at a conference organized by Ural Federal University.

The Future of Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in an Era of Crumbling Treaties

25 November 2020 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Research Associate Noah Mayhew and Senior Research Associate Hanna Notte spoke during a panel discussion under the auspices of EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium's Next Generation Workshop.

October 2020 Online Short Course on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

23 November 2020 •

Course Reports

From 19 to 30 October 2020, the VCDNP held its twentieth short course on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

Fall 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Short Course

12 October 2020 •

Course Reports

The VCDNP held its nineteenth intensive short course on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament from 28 September to 2 October 2020.

Prospects and Implications for New START Extension

16 September 2020 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane addressed the UK House of Lords regarding the extension of New START and steps that can be taken if the Treaty is not extended.

Arms control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in a Global Health Crisis

15 September 2020 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Executive Director Elena K. Sokova spoke to the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium on navigating nuclear issues during a global pandemic.

75 Years After Hiroshima

6 August 2020 •

Commentary, Disarmament, Publications

What is the legacy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? What are the gravest threats today? Angela Kane addresses these and other questions in her interview with Tagesschau.

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