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News, Events, Publications about Disarmament

  • Speaker Events 06-26-2012

    Mousavian: Do Not Deny Iran’s Legitimate Rights

    “If you are going to deny Iran its legitimate rights to enjoy peaceful technologies—chemical, biological, and nuclear—then what would be the reason for Iran to stay a member of chemical, biological, and nuclear conventions? Only commitments, no rights?” asked Seyed Hossein Mousavian, at a Beyond the Headlines event at IPI on June 26, 2012. Mr. […]

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    Disarmament, Sanctions
  • Panel Discussions 03-20-2012

    The Importance of Tracking Arms Transfers

    “The largest volume of [arms] transfers have gone to Asia and Oceania, followed by Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and Africa, during this last five-year period,” Paul Holtom, Director of the Arms Transfer Program at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), told an IPI lunchtime panel on March 20, 2012. He was presenting […]

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    Disarmament
  • Panel Discussions 05-13-2010

    Norway Ambassador: “Race Between Disarmament and Proliferation”

    “There is indeed a race between disarmament and proliferation,” said Knut Langeland, Ambassador for Disarmament from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressing an overflow audience at IPI.  “In the future,” he continued, “the question is not whether we will have status quo, but rather if we have zero or many nuclear weapons states.”Amb. Langeland […]

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    Disarmament
  • Panel Discussions 05-11-2010

    Finnish Expert: “Regional Conflicts Are Closely Connected With Nuclear Arms Race”

    Longtime nuclear-arms expert Raimo Väyrynen told an IPI audience that regional conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia are “closely connected with the nuclear arms race.”“I think it’s unrealistic to think that we can stop the risk of nuclear proliferation and accumulation of arsenals––say in the Middle East and South Asia––unless there are more […]

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    Disarmament
  • Policy Papers 04-30-2010by François Carrel-Billiard and Christine Wing

    IPI on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

    This 50-page paper is based on a series of roundtable meetings at IPI, building up to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference starting May 3rd in New York. Since June 2009, IPI has held consultations with member states and United Nations experts to discuss the implementation of the NPT’s three main objectives: promoting the […]

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    Disarmament
  • Podcasts 01-25-2010

    Podcast: Gareth Evans on Eliminating Nuclear Threats

    A podcast of an IPI event with Gareth Evans, co-chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, who gave a passionate declaration of the commission’s commitment to bringing the number of worldwide nuclear arms to zero.

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    Disarmament
  • Speaker Events 01-25-2010

    Gareth Evans: “Absolutely Serious About Getting to Zero”

    Gareth Evans, co-chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, made a passionate declaration of the commission’s commitment to bringing the number of worldwide nuclear arms to zero. In an address to the audience at IPI on January 25th, Mr. Evans said that achieving zero nuclear weapons was the “absolute theme” of the […]

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    Disarmament
  • Publications 06-04-2009by International Peace Institute

    Small Arms and Light Weapons: IPI Blue Paper no. 5

    Small arms and light weapons (SALW) remain among the cheapest and most easily accessible instruments of violence.

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    Disarmament
  • Publications 04-22-2009by International Peace Institute

    Weapons of Mass Destruction: IPI Blue Paper no. 3

    This report addresses the urgent need within the UN system to give higher priority to nonproliferation and disarmament, and to build a consensus on these issues.

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    Disarmament
  • Conferences 03-13-2009

    Building Consensus on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: A Chinese Perspective

    On March 13th, the International Peace Institute and the EastWest Institute (EWI) jointly hosted an expert roundtable on “Building Consensus on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: A Chinese Perspective.” Roundtable speakers included senior experts from the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, the China National Defense University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the China […]

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