In a piece for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Senior Research Associate Federica Dall’Arche highlights how the G7 debate over abortion rights is the latest example of a regressive trend on gender equality issues, including in the nuclear field.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Research Associate Louis Reitmann co-authored a policy paper on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the nuclear weapons space, published by BASIC.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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