18 - 20 March, 2011
What is the current status of chemical weapons disarmament by the States Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)? What are the implications of some missing the 2012 deadline? How can progress be accelerated? How…
13 - 16 December, 2010
Our annual conference on the challenges confronting the global nuclear non-proliferation regime is a fixture on the international calendar for this issue. This conference focused on the implications of the 2010 Review, and topical areas…
18 - 20 October, 2010
Key points discussed: The scale of the cyber challenge ranges from crimes against individuals to threats to state security. The number of electronic attacks on the UK has tripled in recent years and internationally, one…
24 - 26 September, 2010
Addressed the international challenges surrounding the shifting focus of counter-proliferation in biological and toxic weapons. The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the principal international agreement on bio-weapons proliferation, has its five-yearly Review Conference in…
17 - 19 May, 2010
We held a consultation to define the aims and objectives of the European Union’s External Action Service: What is it for? How to ensure that it has clear goals? What should be its short and…
11 - 14 October, 2010
This conference discussed the following points: What are the main factors fuelling the insurgency in Afghanistan, and how can reconstruction and development programs address these? What role does aid play in promoting stability and/or instability…
5 - 7 March, 2010
This conference discussed the following points: What is the current state of the transatlantic strategic partnership, and where does it need to go? What are NATO’s political and military roles and responsibilities within that partnership,…
15 - 17 February, 2010
This conference discussed the following points: Public finances and the economy: what are the prospects beyond oil and gas? What is the impact on public finances of fluctuating oil prices and falling production? How can…
1 - 3 February, 2010
This conference discussed the following points: What is the problem we are trying to solve? How can the global partnership help? Is proliferation over, and if so what does that mean? …
18 - 20 January, 2010
This conference discussed the following points: How to balance the need to meet increased demand for food with the ability to increase production given climate change, scarcity of land and the depletion of resources? What…
