On 27 May 2021, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova spoke at an event organized by UNIDIR, launching its essay collection on “Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone: From the Iran Nuclear Deal to a Middle East Zone? Lessons from the JCPOA for the ME WMDFZ.”
The international community has increasingly recognised the importance of women’s participation in peace and security issues, but how is this codified in policy development and what work is being done in this regard? VCDNP Project/Events Manager and Research Associate Mara Zarka addresses this in a new piece in the EUNPDC newsletter.
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.
On 13 April 2021, the VCDNP and the Istituto Affari Internazionali held a follow-on meeting to the EU Next Generation Workshop on non-proliferation and disarmament.
On 8 April 2021, the VCDNP hosted the launch of the 2020 edition of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor in cooperation with the Permanent Missions of Austria, Ireland, and New Zealand.
On 15 – 26 March 2021, the VCDNP held its twenty-first intensive short course on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament for diplomats and practitioners.
From 22 to 26 February 2021, the VCDNP held its first intensive introductory course on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) for students of biological and chemical sciences.
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.
VCDNP Non-Resident Senior Fellow John Carlson has authored a new study in cooperation with UNIDIR on nuclear verification questions related to a Middle East zone free of weapons of mass destruction.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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