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The OEWG is taking multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations forward
800px-United_Nations_Geneva_2010-07-01.JPGRachel Staley Grant, Programmes and Operations ManagerThe new Open-ended Working Group (OEWG), established in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 70/33...
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2016 OEWG: Polarisation in Perspective
Alberto Perez Vadillo, EU Non-Proliferation Consortium Researcher 800px-UN_building,_Genevra.jpgDiscussions about the feasibility and necessity of a legal ban on nuclear weapons took centre stage at...
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Moving the OEWG forward
Aleem DatooOEWGGlobal multilateral nuclear disarmament has proven over the last 70 years to be a process characterised by stagnation, originating from a series of competing international interests. The...
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Implications of the Marshall Islands Case for nuclear disarmament
Bikini Atoll.jpgNina Sofie Pedersen, Research Intern &Sebastian Brixey-Williams, Project LeaderOn 5th October, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected proceedings made by the Republic...
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A Policy Proposal for the UK Government: Prevent a Nuclear Catastrophe
Caroline Leroytrident_sub_georgia_lg.jpgPaul Ingram, BASIC's Executive Director, was one of the judges in the recent Young Student Pugwash competition. Participants were asked to write a blog in...
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Report: Responsible Nuclear Sovereignty and the Future of the Global Nuclear...
RNS Featured.pngSebastian Brixey-Williams, Project Leader &Paul Ingram, Executive DirectorWhat are states' responsibilities around the possession of nuclear weapons?Our latest report, written in...
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Meaningful Multilateralism: A Discussion with Parliamentarians 18th July 2017
Maxwell Downman, Impact and Fundraising OfficerScreen Shot 2017-05-08 at 12.03.54.pngThe BASIC/UNA-UK report Meaningful Multilateralism: 30 Nuclear Disarmament Proposals for the Next UK Government, was...
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New Nukes, New Missions, New Insecurities: Implications of the Nuclear...
Maxwell Downman, Impact and Fundraising OfficerCapitol Washington Dispatches.jpegThe US’ Nuclear Posture Review, to be published early next year, will make decisions on modernising the US nuclear...
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Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review endangers Europe
Maxwell Downman, Analyst and Clerk to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-ProliferationTrump State of the UnionLast Friday, the United States published its Nuclear Posture...
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Europe and the Iran Deal: Between a rock and a hard place
Maxwell Downman, Nuclear Policy AnalystBackground1-e1527844503583-825x542.jpgAfter more than a year of uncertainty, President Trump announced that the United States would reimpose sanctions against...
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