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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 six active programmes, each offering innovative paths to support the global objectives of nuclear disarmament and arms control.
See our latest publications, analysis and events here:
On Thursday 11th August, BASIC, alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, hosted the final session of a side event series to the Tenth NPT Review Conference, on ‘Advancing the ‘Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament’ Agenda’.
Putin’s apparent willingness to introduce nuclear weapons in a non-nuclear war is a watershed moment with implications beyond Europe and the West. In this article, Rishi Paul looks to Russia’s recent behaviour as a lens to understand what the future might hold in store, and draw out the potential implications for international security.
On August 2nd, BASIC, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and UNODA, hosted an event on ‘Advancing the ‘Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament’ Agenda’.
Read more here about the latest opportunity to join the BASIC team. Applications for BASIC Finance Manager close 21 August 2022.
The Tenth NPT RevCon is taking place from 1st to 26th August 2022. Read the key reports written by BASIC during the Tenth Review Cycle (2015-2022).
Chris Spedding argues that developing and testing autonomous nuclear-propulsion reactors for aerial or subsea munitions will lead to a real risk of radiological exposure and contamination, with lethal consequences.
On Tuesday 9th August, BASIC, together with the Government of Sweden, will host an in-person Side Event in Room CR.C at the UNHQ in New York City on the Stepping Stones Approach.
In the fourth of our series on the nuclear responsibilities approach in the Asia-Pacific, Kanica Rakhra explores what makes states act responsibly in nuclear crises and how this has to be balanced against the need to ensure credible deterrence.
In this article published in International Affairs (98:4) Laura Rose Brown and Dr Laura Considine examine what ‘gender sensitivity’ means in the nuclear policy context.
We provide analysis on the latest debates in the field of nuclear disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation.
Putin’s apparent willingness to introduce nuclear weapons in a non-nuclear war is a watershed moment with implications beyond Europe and the West. In this article, Rishi Paul looks to Russia’s recent behaviour as a lens to understand what the future might hold in store, and draw out the potential implications for international security.
Chris Spedding argues that developing and testing autonomous nuclear-propulsion reactors for aerial or subsea munitions will lead to a real risk of radiological exposure and contamination, with lethal consequences.
In the fourth of our series on the nuclear responsibilities approach in the Asia-Pacific, Kanica Rakhra explores what makes states act responsibly in nuclear crises and how this has to be balanced against the need to ensure credible deterrence.
In June 2022, BASIC held a roundtable with Russian experts to discuss risk reduction and crisis de-escalation in general terms. In this roundtable report, Dr Gry Thomasen outlines these findings and presents a set of policy recommendations.
This report encapsulates the salient themes of discussion of the dialogue on Nuclear Responsibilities held in Dubai in March 2022.
In this report, Chiara Cervasio discusses the findings of the roundtable held by BASIC in London in October 2021, on the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Responsibilities.
On Tuesday 9th August, BASIC, together with the Government of Sweden, will host an in-person Side Event in Room CR.C at the UNHQ in New York City on the Stepping Stones Approach.
For the Tenth NPT Review Conference, the Inclusive International Security Programme, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea and the UNODA, is hosting three side events.
OEWG on Reducing Space Threats: Join experts at this BASIC and Third Nuclear Age panel event on Thursday April 21st, 2022, 2pm BST (London)
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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