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Challenges to Peace and Security
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WMD Proliferation
Meetings and Conferences
"Eliminating Nuclear Threats: A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers"
Report Presentation, 1 February 2010
On 1 February 2010, the GCSP hosted a report presentation on “Eliminating Nuclear Threats: A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers” by Professor the Honourable Gareth Evans, former Australian Foreign Minister and Co-Chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND). After opening remarks by Professor François Heisbourg, Director of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique and Chairman of the GCSP Foundation Council, Professor Evans began by stressing that the international community cannot remain complacent in the risks involved with the status quo. With what is now known, it is only by sheer luck that a nuclear military catastrophe has been avoided.
International Policy Workshop on "The Safety and Security of Biotechnology"
25 June 2009
On 25 June 2009, the GCSP co-hosted an International Policy Workshop on "The Safety and Security of Biotechnology" jointly with the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) Project, consisting of Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), the Brookings Institution, and the New York University's Center on International Cooperation (CIC), with the support of the Governments of Norway and Switzerland.
Ambassador Dr. Fred Tanner and Dr Gustav Lindstrom Address the Conference on Disarmament, 28 May 2009
On 28 May 2009, for the first time in the history of the Conference on Disarmament (CD), civil society representatives and NGOs were invited to address the distinguished delegates of the Conference in Geneva. It was a tremendous honour that the GCSP was amongst this select group of NGOs.
Seminar on Disarmament, Conventional Arms Regulation and Globalisation, 9 July 2008
On 9 July 2008, the GCSP hosted a seminar on the topic: "Disarmament and Globalisation: How Can International and Regional Conventional Arms Regulation Efforts Help in Achieving Stability and Security?". This event was organised jointly with the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) of the London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Seminar on International Sanctions and Non-Proliferation, 1 July 2008
On 1 July 2008 , the GCSP hosted a seminar on the topic: "Are International Sanctions an Effective Instrument for the Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction". This event was organised jointly with the French Centre for International Security and Arms Control Studies (CESIM) and supported by the Policy Planning Staff (Centre d'Analyse et de Prévision) of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Workshop on Missile Defence Systems, 13-14 May 2008
On 13 and 14 May 2008, the GCSP hosted a workshop on Missile Defence Systems, which was supported by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. A range of experts, officials and academics contributed to the policy discussion about current and future issues related to missile defence systems.
Non-Compliance with Disarmament and Non-proliferation Agreements: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward
20 April 2007
On 20 April 2007, the GCSP organised an international seminar on "Non-Compliance with Disarmament and Non-proliferation Agreements: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward". This event took place on the occasion of a working meeting of the International Expert Group on Global Security (IEGGS), hosted by the GCSP from 18 to 25 April 2007.
Summary and Transcript of Presentations
Brainstorming sessions for Ambassadors to Conference on Disarmament
27 January 2006
The GCSP has organised two informal brainstorming sessions for a number of Ambassadors to the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament (CD). The first session was held on Friday 27 January 2006 and the second one on Friday 10 February 2006.
Workshop on Prospects for International Cooperation in Bio-safety, Bio-security and Bio-materials Control
Moscow
9 September 2005
On 9 September 2005, the GCSP in cooperation with the Moscow-based PIR Centre, organised a workshop on bio-security and bio-safety. The objective of the workshop was to discuss possible avenues of cooperation between Switzerland and Russia in these fields, in particular with regard to converting the Russian bio-security complex to peaceful purposes.
Biological and Chemical Weapons Seminar
9 - 10 June 2005
Public Discussions
Strengthening the Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime: A Blueprint for Progress
12 August 2009
In her first public address since assuming her responsibilities as the Special Representative of the US President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, Ambassador Susan F. Burk reiterated the Obama Administration's strong commitment to nuclear non-proliferation and outlined the way forward to a successful NPT Review Conference at a GCSP Public Discussion on 12 August 2009. Ambassador Jürg Streuli, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament and Member of the Foundation Council of the GCSP, chaired the discussion.more>>
Towards a Renaissance of Multilateral Disarmament
26 May 2009
Nuclear Nonproliferation: Time for Critical Decisions
20 April 2009
Forty Years of NPT: What is at Stake?
28 April 2008
The Hon. Gernot ERLER
Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office
How Secure are Nuclear Weapons? Addressing the Challenge Cooperatively
20 June 2007
Colonel-General Evgeny Maslin
Former Director of the 12th Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defence
Proliferation Challenges and Security in the Middle East
21 March 2007
Dr. Hossein Mousavian
Deputy President for International Studies, Centre for Strategic Research of Tehran
Commentators:
Dr. Patricia Lewis
Director, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR); and
Dr. Bruno Pellaud, Nuclear Consultant and Former Deputy Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Iran's Nuclear Puzzle
30 May 2006
Ambassador Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva
Lt Gen (ret) Gennady Mikhailovich Evstafiev
Senior Advisor, Center for Policy Studies in Russia (PIR), Moscow
Professor Dr Harald Müller
Executive Director, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Iran's Nuclear Programme,
The Diplomatic Challenge
9 May 2006
Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, US Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Vienna and the International Atomic Energy Agency
Iran and the Nuclear Issue
31 March 2006
His Excellency Dr Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
Combating Proliferation Cooperatively: The Global Partnership Programme at a New Stage
10 June 2005
Results of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference and Nuclear Policies
8 June 2005
Nuclear Non-proliferation in the 21st Century: the 2005 NPT Review Conference and Beyond
18 April 2005
Ambassador Sergio Duarte
President of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2005 Review Conference
Brown Bag Lunch
This meeting is based on an informal monthly meeting where scholars and practitioners in the broad field of arms control could meet to discuss relevant issues in a timely and casual setting.
- May 2004: Dr Stephan Robinson, Green Cross International
Chemical Weapons Disarmament and the Role of the Green Cross
- April 2004: Mr Jozef Goldblat
Withdrawal from International Arms Control Treaties
- March 2004: Ambassador Tibor Toth, Permanent Mission of Hungary to the UN
Comparing the Risks of WMD and Radiological Weapons
- February 2004: Dr Jean-Pascal Zanders, Director Bio-Weapons Prevention Project
The Bio-Weapons Prevention Project
- November 2003: Ms Jenni Rissanen, External Relations Officer IAEA
Iraq and Nuclear Non-Proliferation