IPI recently held a roundtable on the de-alerting of nuclear weapons, an issue raised by several resolutions of the General Assembly. In providing a diverse selection of views on this important issue, the discussion saw a lively debate on the operational status of nuclear weapons systems, the risks associated with high-level alert status, and the […]
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IPI’s Coping with Crisis program organized a roundtable meeting on small arms and light weapons (SALW) at the Millennium Hotel in New York City. It was the fourth of five such meetings of “Task Force One: Transnational Security Challenges.”The roundtable opened with a general discussion of current policies on SALW control and possible strategies for […]
Read more IPI’s Coping with Crisis program held a roundtable meeting on weapons of mass destruction at the Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security, and Development. It was the second roundtable of “Task Force One: Transnational Security Challenges.”The event opened with an overview of the task force’s work so far and an introductory discussion on the individual […]
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The International Peace Institute held a launch and discussion of a new book by Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun, Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes and the Man Who Makes War Possible.Merchant of Death provides a riveting account of the career of Viktor Bout, one of the world’s most sophisticated illicit arms traffickers and the […]
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IPI launched the new strategic dossier by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) entitled “Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and the Rise of Proliferation Networks.”The arrest and public confession of Pakistani nuclear weapons scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan in 2004 revealed the existence of a global proliferation network which had, over almost two decades, […]
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From the Introduction: Multilateral efforts to deal with the human, social and economic costs of armed violence have been controversial, and the July 2006 conference to review the implementation of the Programme of Action ended without agreement on a final document.
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Both the obstacles to governance and the opportunities for democratization confronted in East Africa-with its geostrategic importance, porous borders, governments heavily dependent on foreign aid, and some of Africa’s longest-running conflicts-provide valuable insights into how good governance policies can be implemented effectively throughout the developing world.
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The workshop addressed nonproliferation policies and trends in Iraq.
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The proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (NBC) remains a profound problem for the international community for a number of reasons.
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A report summarizing the discussions held at the December 12-13, 2002, workshop held at German House in cooperation with UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery.Download
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