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Since 1987, we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to build trust and cooperation on some of the world’s most progressive global peace and security initiatives.
BASIC has four active programmes, each offering innovative paths to support the global objectives of nuclear disarmament and arms control.
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BASIC staff played a key role in recent discussions to address issues related to the Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York ahead of the 2026 Review Conference.
Retired Indian army Brigadier Dr Arun Sahgal and PhD Candidate Ambuj Sahu argue that its response to tensions with Pakistan was a unique use of technology-driven kinetic activity using missiles and drones in the subcontinent’s first non-contact war.
Dr Zahir Kazmi, Arms Control Advisor at Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division argues that recent tensions between Islamabad and Delhi have tested the resilience of nuclear deterrence in South Asia to the limit.
In May 2025 BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network (EVN) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) held an in-person joint side event, ‘Humanitarian Impacts and the NPT: Reflections Toward the 2026 Review Conference’, at the 2025 Preparatory Committee meeting for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
Megan Dee explores a third nuclear age in which distrust, deadlock and disorder impinge multilateral mechanisms for dialogue and deliberation. Ahead of the 2025 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee in New York (27 April-10 May), this piece considers how minilateralism can sustain dialogue and revive multilateralism in this space.
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies in South Asia: Perceptions of Risks and Responsibilities in Crisis Management and Prevention explores the impact of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) on crisis prevention and management in South Asia.
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We provide analysis on the latest debates in the field of nuclear disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation.
Retired Indian army Brigadier Dr Arun Sahgal and PhD Candidate Ambuj Sahu argue that its response to tensions with Pakistan was a unique use of technology-driven kinetic activity using missiles and drones in the subcontinent’s first non-contact war.
Dr Zahir Kazmi, Arms Control Advisor at Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division argues that recent tensions between Islamabad and Delhi have tested the resilience of nuclear deterrence in South Asia to the limit.
Megan Dee explores a third nuclear age in which distrust, deadlock and disorder impinge multilateral mechanisms for dialogue and deliberation. Ahead of the 2025 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee in New York (27 April-10 May), this piece considers how minilateralism can sustain dialogue and revive multilateralism in this space.
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies in South Asia: Perceptions of Risks and Responsibilities in Crisis Management and Prevention explores the impact of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) on crisis prevention and management in South Asia.
In this report, Eva-Nour Repussard discusses perceptions of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) on crisis prevention and management in South Asia, based on a STREAM Survey conducted in 2024.
Following a series of workshops with BASIC’s Community of Practice on Gender and Nuclear Weapons: Measuring the Impact, this report presents tangible steps to evaluate the impact of gender work in the nuclear policy field.
BASIC staff played a key role in recent discussions to address issues related to the Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York ahead of the 2026 Review Conference.
In May 2025 BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network (EVN) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) held an in-person joint side event, ‘Humanitarian Impacts and the NPT: Reflections Toward the 2026 Review Conference’, at the 2025 Preparatory Committee meeting for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
On November 28, BASIC held a side event at the IAEA Ministerial Conference to present it’s new Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology Portal
BASIC believes in making progress on nuclear disarmament, arms control, and non-proliferation through multiple complementary approaches. We continuously develop our programmes – streams of research – through sustained engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, collectively searching for the art of the possible.
Our current programmes are listed below.
BASIC is developing new approaches to overcome states’ dependency on the doctrine of nuclear deterrence, which blocks global nuclear disarmament and drives proliferation. We engage diverse perspectives, encourage empathy across states, and broaden the context of debate. We have an established reputation for non-partisan, non-judgemental, cross-cultural engagement and for seeking common ground.
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