Posts with Tag: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

VCDNP Programme Director Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova Addresses the UN Security Council

19 March 2024 •

Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Director of the International Organisations and Non-Proliferation Programme, briefed the UN Security Council on the importance of Council action to prevent the use of nuclear weapons.

The 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee and the Working Group: What Transpired and What Comes Next?

17 October 2023 •

Event Reports

Following the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee meeting and the Working Group of further strengthening the review process, the VCDNP held a high-level panel discussion on the meetings’ outcomes.

Naval Nuclear Propulsion and IAEA Safeguards: A View from the PrepCom

26 September 2023 •

Commentary, Nuclear Safeguards, Publications

Senior Research Associate Noah Mayhew comments on how the AUKUS partnership was addressed at the 2023 NPT PrepCom and how it may be seen at the 2023 IAEA General Conference.

The VCDNP Delegation at the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee

23 August 2023 •

Event Reports

VCDNP experts organised, spoke at, and moderated 10 events at the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee meeting and the Working Group on further strengthening the review process, and served on two national delegations.

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.

NPT Review Process: An Explainer

24 July 2023 •

Briefs and Factsheets, Non-Proliferation, Publications

The fourth brief in the “Governing the Atom Series” by the VCDNP focuses on explaining the NPT review process.

Previewing the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting

4 July 2023 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP organised a webinar exploring the prospects for the 2023 NPT PrepCom meeting and the Working Group on Further Strengthening the Review Process with key officials and experts involved in the NPT review process.

The Eleventh NPT Review Cycle: Is There a Path Forward?

14 June 2023 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP and CNS convened a high-level diplomatic workshop in Krems, Austria to discuss the upcoming NPT Preparatory Committee meeting.

Further Strengthening the NPT Review Process: Reflections and Recommendations

22 May 2023 •

Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, Publications, Reports and Papers

In their food-for-thought paper, Thomas Markram, CNS, and the VCDNP’s Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova review which aspects of the review process are in greater need of improvement and where changes are most feasible.

Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine

14 April 2023 •

Event Reports

At the launch of her new book Inheriting the Bomb, Dr. Mariana Budjeryn shared key findings from her decade-long research into Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament and explained their importance for today.

US-Russian Relations Can Still Get Worse

24 February 2023 •

Arms Control, Commentary, Publications

Senior Research Associate Dr. Hanna Notte writes for War on the Rocks on the end of compartmentalisation in US-Russian relations.

The Hegemon's Toolkit: US Leadership and the Politics of the Non-Proliferation Regime

9 December 2022 •

Event Reports

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.

Tenth NPT Review Conference: Why It Was Doomed and How It Almost Succeeded

24 October 2022 •

Commentary, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, Publications

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.

Six Questions on Naval Nuclear Propulsion and IAEA Safeguards

24 October 2022 •

Briefs and Factsheets, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Safeguards, Publications

The second brief in the “Governing the Atom Series” by VCDNP focuses on the compatibility of naval nuclear propulsion with key elements of the non-proliferation regime.

Reflections on the Tenth NPT Review Conference

19 October 2022 •

Event Reports

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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