Posts with Tag: Diversity

The Scientific Case for Diversity in Nuclear Weapons Policy-Making

27 March 2024 •

Disarmament, Publications, Reports and Papers

VCDNP Research Associate Louis Reitmann uses empirical findings from psychology and behavioural science to demonstrates how demographic diversity contributes to more effective nuclear weapons policy, in a new paper published by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

VCDNP Experts Explore Gender Perspectives on Nuclear Weapons in New Podcast

25 March 2024 •

Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, Podcasts, Publications

VCDNP experts Federica Dall’Arche, Mara Zarka, and Louis Reitmann feature on the Arms Control Poseur podcast in a series of episodes discussing gender perspectives on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

VCDNP and NTI Create Next in Nuclear Fellowship

19 December 2023 •

Next Gen

The VCDNP and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) have partnered up to create a capacity-building programme for early-career women from the Global South working on nuclear safety, security, safeguards, or the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies.

Russia's War on Ukraine: The Implications for the Global Nuclear Order

2 October 2023 •

Publication Types, Reports and Papers

VCDNP Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov and VCDNP Senior Research Associate Federica Dall’Arche contribute two chapters to the new book “Russia’s War on Ukraine: The Implications for the Global Nuclear Order”, published by Springer.

Launch of the 2023 Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme

22 September 2023 •

Next Gen

The VCDNP and IAI, as part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), launched the 3rd edition of the Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (YWNPD) Mentorship Programme.

Feminist Foreign Policy and Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

9 August 2023 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the International Organisations in Vienna hosted an NPT PrepCom side event focused on feminist foreign policy and nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

Beyond the Echo Chamber: Creating a More Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Nuclear Weapons Policy Field

19 July 2023 •

Disarmament, Publications, Reports and Papers

Research Associate Louis Reitmann co-authored a policy paper on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the nuclear weapons space, published by BASIC.

Empowering the Next Generation of Women in the Nuclear Field

12 July 2023 •

Event Reports, Next Gen

The VCDNP partnered with the European Union and Vienna-based International Gender Champions to organise a career development and networking event for young women in the nuclear field.

Queering Nuclear Weapons: How LGBTQ+ Inclusion Strengthens Security and Reshapes Disarmament

20 June 2023 •

Commentary, Disarmament, Publications

This Pride Month, Research Associate Louis Reitmann explains how LGBTQ+ inclusion improves nuclear decision-making and how queer theory can change our perception of nuclear weapons in a co-authored piece in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Young Women and Next Generation Initiative in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme – 2nd Edition Final Meeting

15 May 2023 •

Event Reports, Next Gen

The VCDNP and IAI convened the final meeting of the second edition of their Mentorship Programme for young women in non-proliferation and disarmament.

LGBT+ Identity in the Nuclear Weapons Space

19 December 2022 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP hosted a panel discussion on participation and visibility of queer people in the nuclear weapons field, featuring Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Johnson, Ambassador Laura Holgate, Ray Acheson and Anuradha Damale-Day.

Launch of the 2022 Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme

23 September 2022 •

Event Reports, Next Gen

On 19 September 2022, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI), as part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), launched the 2nd edition of Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (YWNPD) Mentorship Programme.

Louis Reitmann Chats Youth and Disarmament with High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu

15 July 2022 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Research Associate Louis Reitmann appeared on an episode of the Disarmament Today podcast by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).

Young Women and Next Generation Initiative in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme – 1st Edition Final Meeting

9 May 2022 •

Next Gen

On 28-29 April 2022, the IAI and the VCDNP organized the Final Meeting of the first edition of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme.

From NATO to NPT and Beyond: Diversifying Debates, Expanding Nuclear Mindsets

19 January 2022 •

Arms Control, Disarmament, Publications, Reports and Papers

Nuclear-weapon States and non-nuclear-weapon States should begin inclusive deliberations about nuclear deterrence and nuclear disarmament, focusing on the principal drivers of the Humanitarian Initiative.

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