Posts with Tag: Europe

The NPT, the TPNW and the Future of Arms Control and Disarmament After Ukraine

17 August 2022 •

On 24 June 2022, the VCDNP and the Toda Peace Institute convened a one-day workshop to discuss the scope for progress in nuclear arms control and disarmament in light of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Dr. Nikolai Sokov on the Risk of Nuclear Escalation

10 August 2022 •

Arms Control, Commentary, Publications

VCDNP Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov warns of Russian-Western nuclear war in an appearance on NHK Global.

Dr. Nikolai Sokov on Russia-Belarus Nuclear Sharing Arrangements

1 August 2022 •

Arms Control, Commentary, Publications

VCDNP Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov’s new piece in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists analyses the reasons for and the potential impact of Russia-Belarussian nuclear sharing.

Hearing on the Impact of Russia's Ukraine Invasion in the Middle East and North Africa

19 May 2022 •

Event Reports

On May 18, VCDNP Senior Research Associate Dr. Hanna Notte testified to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on the implications of Russia's war against Ukraine for Moscow's interests, role and diplomacy in the Middle East.

Security, Nuclear Weapons and the Impact of the War in Ukraine: VCDNP and IAI visit the University of Turin

10 May 2022 •

Next Gen

On 5 May, the VCDNP and IAI visited the University of Turin as part of the EUNPDC effort to engage the next generation in non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control through the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI).

New Videocast Seeks to Demystify Arms Control and International Security Issues

20 April 2022 •

Arms Control, Disarmament, New Technologies, Non-Proliferation, Podcasts, Publications

In their new videocast, Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower, our VCDNP Senior Research Associate Dr. Hanna Notte and Sarah Bidgood, CNS, and their guests discuss arms control, nonproliferation, and international security issues—topics that have leapt to the forefront since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.

Dr. Hanna Notte Hosts “The Ambassadorial Series: Deans of U.S. - Russia Diplomacy”

25 January 2022 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Senior Research Associate Dr. Hanna Notte is the host of "The Ambassadorial Series: Deans of US - Russia Diplomacy," a project of the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies. 

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.

Deep Cuts' Response to the UK Integrated Policy Review

6 April 2021 •

Event Reports

Angela Kane, VCDNP Senior Fellow and Member of the trilateral Deep Cuts Commission, endorsed a recent Deep Cuts statement regarding the British nuclear deterrence policy

The Future of Transatlantic Security: America, NATO, Russia and Beyond

27 November 2020 •

Event Reports

What might the landscape of transatlantic security look like under a new US administration? VCDNP Research Associate Noah Mayhew discussed this issue in a webinar hosted by King’s College London’s War Studies Society.