Posts with Tag: Non-Proliferation

Inspectors for Peace: A History of the International Atomic Energy Agency

31 March 2023 • 
In a presentation of her book Inspectors for Peace, Dr. Elisabeth Röhrlich explained how a greater appreciation of the IAEA’s history can inform our understanding of the challenges it faces today.
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Spring 2023 Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Short Course

31 March 2023 • 
From 20 to 24 March 2023, the VCDNP held its 25th intensive short course on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament for diplomats and practitioners.
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Report Launch: VCDNP-VERTIC Study on Understanding States’ Experiences in Safeguards

8 March 2023 • 
The VCDNP launched a new study, titled “Understanding States’ Experiences in Safeguards: Challenges to and Opportunities for Entry into Force and Implementation”, at a hybrid event with IAEA officials.
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The Proliferation Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: A Conversation with Professor Nicholas Miller

28 February 2023 • 
In this episode of Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower, hosts Sarah Bidgood (CNS) and Dr. Hanna Notte (VCDNP) speak with Nicholas Miller, associate professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College. Their conversation focuses on the proliferation implications of Russia’s war against Ukraine one year on.
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Understanding States’ Experiences in Safeguards: Challenges to and Opportunities for Entry into Force and Implementation

A new study by the VCDNP with VERTIC provides recommendations for maximising the effect of outreach and capacity building activities in safeguards.
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine – The Iran Nuclear Price Tag

VCDNP Senior Research Associate Dr. Hanna Notte writes for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on how the war against Ukraine has influenced Russia’s approach towards efforts to restore the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA).
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Transforming Nuclear Safeguards Culture: The IAEA, Iraq, and the Future of Non-Proliferation

7 February 2023 • 
The VCDNP hosted a webinar with Dr. Trevor Findlay to discuss his new book on the evolution of organisational culture at the IAEA from the pre-1990 period until today.
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Opportunities, Threats, and Proliferation Challenges Deriving from Bio-Technology and Bio-Engineering

23 January 2023 • 
The VCDNP and the International Affairs Institute (IAI) organised a webinar on opportunities, threats, and proliferation challenges deriving from bio-technology and bio-engineering, with support from the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium.
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The Hegemon's Toolkit: US Leadership and the Politics of the Non-Proliferation Regime

9 December 2022 • 
The VCDNP hosted a webinar with Dr. Rebecca Davis Gibbons to present her new book The Hegemon’s Toolkit, which explores the history of US engagement to create, strengthen, and adapt the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.
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A Guide on Non-Proliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament in Italian

23 November 2022 • 
Senior Research Associate Federica Dall’Arche published a book titled “Non-Proliferazione, Controllo degli Armamenti e Disarmo Umanitario: una breve guida pratica”, the first resource in Italian on non-proliferation, arms control, and humanitarian disarmament. The book was published by the Italian National Association of Civil War Victims.
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Symposium on International Safeguards: the VCDNP’s Contribution to Safeguards Research, Dialogue, and Capacity Building

17 November 2022 • 
VCDNP experts participated in the IAEA’s 2022 Symposium on International Safeguards, speaking at nine panel discussions, moderating two sessions, and submitting four papers for the event.
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Engagement Opportunities in Arms Control, Disarmament & Non-Proliferation for Young Professionals & Students

3 November 2022 • 
On 19 October 2022, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP), the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), and the International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) held a joint event titled “Engagement Opportunities in Arms Control, Disarmament & Non-Proliferation for Young Professionals & Students”.
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Tenth NPT Review Conference: Why It Was Doomed and How It Almost Succeeded

In the October 2022 issue of the Arms Control Today magazine, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova discusses how the Tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) came close to adopting a final document and why it ultimately failed to do so.
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Reflections on the Tenth NPT Review Conference

19 October 2022 • 
Senior diplomats analysed outcomes of the Tenth NPT Review Conference and the way ahead at a VCDNP panel discussion, hosted by the Japanese Mission in Vienna.
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Fall 2022 Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Short Course

13 October 2022 • 
From 03 to 07 October 2022, the VCDNP held its twenty‑fourth intensive short course on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament for diplomats and practitioners.
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