12 - 15 June, 2019
In the next conference of this series, we will be discussing Are Western deterrence strategies keeping pace with political, technical and military change? What more can and should NATO do to ensure that its deterrence…
6 - 8 February, 2019
The effective control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and their ammunition is a goal that unites countries across the Commonwealth, due to the severity of the potential consequences of their misuse. The Commonwealth…
23 - 26 January, 2019
The illicit trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition represents a serious threat to peace and security, and an obstacle to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In many countries and regions…
10 - 14 December, 2018
The 23rd Wilton Park nuclear non-proliferation conference assessed the challenges and opportunities for NPT diplomacy and processes but also the wider global regime. What are the decisive trends in the regime and what are their…
7 - 9 November, 2018
The purpose of this meeting was to create new ideas among an international group of senior policy leaders, scientific and technical experts and non-governmental experts to reduce the potential risks posed by high impact biological…
8 - 9 October, 2018
Cyber security is now second only to political risk as one of the key challenges facing the UK financial sector. Cyber-crime has become a big business, with the global impact exceeding $450 billion a year…
5 - 7 September, 2018
Following an opening session in which two speakers (one non-military, one military) addressed the question ‘Is cyberspace a battlespace?’, this event worked through the various phases of a hypothetical military operation in cyberspace: the prevention…
20 - 23 June, 2018
The meeting discussed: How are the US and its allies adapting their deterrence strategies to the evolving security environment? Are they converging or diverging? Is the balance of strategic influence shifting favourably or unfavourably in…
16 - 18 May, 2018
The specific focus of our dialogue was how to get better engagement and coordination between donor states and operating agencies, both humanitarian and commercial. We looked at the extent to which a clear, shared understanding…
24 - 26 January, 2018
Bringing together newly announced members of the UN GGE, this meeting: Drew on practical past experience of similar issues, identifying transferable lessons. Set out intentions on how to pursue the work of the GGE.
