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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 eight active programmes, each offering innovative paths to support the global objectives of nuclear disarmament and arms control.
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Emily Enright and Eva-Nour Repussard argue that rather competing against one another, the Stepping Stones Approach and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons are mutually reinforcing in advancing disarmament.
In her latest piece for BASIC, Emily Enright discusses the relevance of the Stepping Stones Approach to Asia-Pacific states in their disarmament work.
In their latest paper for BASIC, Eva-Nour Repussard discusses the importance of the Stepping Stones Approach to achieve Nuclear Disarmament.
We provide analysis on the latest debates in the field of nuclear disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation.
In her latest piece for BASIC, Emily Enright discusses the relevance of the Stepping Stones Approach to Asia-Pacific states in their disarmament work.
In their latest paper for BASIC, Eva-Nour Repussard discusses the importance of the Stepping Stones Approach to achieve Nuclear Disarmament.
The New Atlantic Charter provides the first time that the specific language of ‘responsible state behaviour’ has been used publicly in an official capacity in relation to nuclear weapons.
The Stepping Stones Approach to Nuclear Disarmament Diplomacy Report provides a brief explanation of the core features of the Stepping Stones Approach, written by Paul Ingram, one of the Approach’s designers.
Paul Ingram’s new report provides his in depth account of the background to the philosophy underlying the Stepping Stones Approach — and responds to some common questions and criticisms around the SSA.
The Emerging Voices Network presents the policy recommendations from its first policy working cycle.
Publication of the Nuclear Responsibilities Toolkit (2021), a conceptual and practical guide to policy communities who would like to experiment with the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach.
The Gender, Think-Tanks and International Affairs Toolkit has been jointly developed and published by BASIC,…
We seek in this report to suggest ways, and crucially propose a new method, to gradually shift the nature of the contemporary global conversation on nuclear weapons away from one characterised by rights, blame, and suspicion towards one framed by responsibility, empathic cooperation, and even trust.
States have employed risk reduction strategies in order to manage some of the unintended consequences…
On 22nd November 2019, BASIC organised a half-day scoping workshop in New Delhi at the…
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. To see our Programme’s page, click here. To see our completed programmes, visit our archive.
Nuclear risks have been increasing. Find out what can be done to counteract this trend:
For the NPT Review Conference, the Gender, Youth and Diversity Programme, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea and the UNODA, is proud to host three side events on Tuesday 4th and Monday 17th of January 2022.
Polish threat perceptions and risk assessments are heavily influenced by Poland’s proximity to Russia – and the author suggests solutions to contain them.
Lithuania’s current nuclear and conventional risk assessments, and possible policy responses.
On 15th May, BASIC Co-Director Sebastian Brixey-Williams was invited to speak at the OxPeace 2021 Conference ’Peace in the Nuclear Era: threats, treaties and public understanding.’ View the recording here.
Recent deadly military incidents and an ongoing border conflict between China and India has led…
States have employed risk reduction strategies in order to manage some of the unintended consequences…
This report arises from a roundtable on ‘European strategies for strategic risk reduction’ on 1…
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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