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Defence and security
Our defence and security conferences focus on:
- Controlling and reducing nuclear weapons
- Preventing the spread of other ‘weapons of mass destruction’
- More effective conduct of stabilisation and counter-insurgency operations
- Defence policy and capability
Latest podcasts:
Nuclear non-proliferation
Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty on weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. We discuss its significance; focusing on the dynamics at play in the region, the bottlenecks and the first steps to forward progress.
NPT: what is it all about?
Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty: the recent review and an overview of the treaty itself. What has been achieved? What are the treaty’s 3 pillars? USA/Russia disarmament and how non-signatories to the treaty impact on its effectiveness is discussed.
The future of The Middle East
What does the phrase The Middle East mean? What is the historical driver for the uprisings currently taking place? What is happening in the non-Arab regions and what is the future for the Middle East?
Nuclear power and weaponry in the Middle East
What are the big issues? Is it feasible to merge the work of the non-proliferators with the biological weapons control? We discuss Syria, Iran and Israel and ask what the major challenges are for the NPT before the next review?
Nuclear trafficking
What is nuclear trafficking and what is driving it? What is dual use and how is it involved? How do the guardians work and is collaboration and cooperation easy to engineer? What is the big problem to be faced over the next 3 years?
Nuclear non-proliferation
What are the big issues we are facing? Is there a consensus amongst the countries that don’t have nuclear weapons as to how things go forward on disarmament? How does the new coalition address differences between the nuclear states?
The role of NATO
What is the future and what is driving change? Is it equipped to deal with volatile threats? Is the change driven by a lessening US enthusiasm for Europe or because it has other regions on which to concentrate?
Maritime security
Is maritime security more than just piracy and do pirates protect other illegal activities? What tools do we have to deal with maritime security and what is the law of jurisdiction of seas and ships?
Nuclear deterrence and assurance
What do the terms nuclear deterrence and nuclear assurance mean, where will the next developments be and will there be an increase in the number of countries with nuclear weapons? What are the implications of a country providing assurance to an ally?
Afghanistan 2015
We look forward 5 years to the transition and beyond. What does transition really mean to the Afghan people? What are the concerns of the women of Afghanistan about their future? Will civil society be able or allowed to play its role?
Multilateral verification: solely a UN issue?
NGOs provide independent verification, but why is this not solely the domain the UN and governmental organisations? What is the impact for climate change? And what are the challenges are for the next 10 years?