Reports

Nuclear non-proliferation: bridging the North-South divide (WP1098) (PDF)

3 - 5 October, 2011

In association with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Various negotiating blocs or political groupings, both formal and informal, operate within the broader nuclear non-proliferation regime of which the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Process is…

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Re-engineering the transatlantic security and defence relationship (WP1129) (PDF)

12 - 14 September, 2011

In association with NATO. With the transatlantic security and defence relationship at low ebb even before the Libya imbroglio,  this timely meeting looked at the fundamental challenges confronting NATO and the EU. The structures are…

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The Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention Review (WP1124) (PDF)

11 - 13 September, 2011

This was an invitation only meeting concerning the forthcoming BTWC Review.

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British German Forum 2011 Delivering a secure and prosperous future in a fast changing world (WP1095) (PDF)

11 - 14 July, 2011

Shifting powers, changing environments, global threats and domestic uncertainties – how can the world, as it emerges from a difficult decade, begin to move towards a more secure, stable, just and prosperous world? The 2011…

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Nuclear deterrence and nuclear assurance in the NATO area (WP1101) (PDF)

12 - 15 June, 2011

As the recent article by Schultz, Perry, Kissinger and Nunn shows, debate about the future for nuclear deterrence as a strategy and a policy tool continue to evolve. This meeting assessed the implications of these…

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Missile defence and the transatlantic alliance (WP1075) (PDF)

25 - 27 March, 2011

Key points: What are the implications of NATO’s decisions on missile defence at the Lisbon Summit? What prospects for territorial missile defence of NATO members? What are the technological and architecture challenges? How can intra-Alliance…

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Chemical weapons disarmament and the future of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (WP1079) (PDF)

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…

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Nuclear non-proliferation: what now after the 2010 review? (WP1062) (PDF)

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…

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Cyber-security: managing the risks (WP1056) (PDF)

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…

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Prospects for the 2011 Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (WP1046) (PDF)

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…

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