Ambassador Francois Rivasseau, member of the UN Secretary-General's disarmament advisory board, discusses US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and NATO's nuclear weapon sharing arrangements at the Shadow NATO Summit hosted by BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012.
Shaping a better, more open NATO
NATO Watch director and former BASIC executive director, Ian Davis, wrote this timely piece for The Hill's Congress Blog about build up to the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 20-21, 2012 and the elements that should be discussed amongst policymakers.
C-SPAN broadcast: U.S. and Europe NATO Capabilities Gap
Coverage of the first day of BASIC's Shadow NATO Summit III was broadcast live on C-SPAN. This session on smart defense and burden sharing with a special focus on closing the U.S.-Europe capabilities gap with a human security approach featured Ms. Julianne Smith, Ambassador Andras Simonyi, Mr. John Feffer, and Dr. Marios Efthymiopoulos. It was chaired by Dr. Ian Davis.
C-SPAN broadcast: NATO New Security Challenges
Coverage of the first day of BASIC's Shadow NATO Summit III was broadcast live on C-SPAN. This session on emerging security challenges and NATO's response to terrorism, proliferation, piracy and cyber attacks featured Mr. Philip Worre from ISIS Europe, Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan from the NATO Defense College, Mr. Geneve Mantri of Amnesty International, and Dr. Sean Lawson from the University of Utah. It was chaired by Ms. Lorelei Kelly of the New America Foundation.
Celeste Wallander at BASIC Shadow NATO Summit
Dr. Celeste Wallander, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), speaks about NATO partnerships with Russia and other countries and NATO's engagement in the Middle East and North Africa at the Shadow NATO Summit hosted by BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012.
David Shaman at the Shadow NATO Summit
Mr. David Shaman, former World Bank official, speaks on Transparency and NATO reform with regard to his experience with the World Bank at the Shadow NATO Summit, hosted by BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012
Antonella Cerasino at the Shadow NATO Summit
Ms. Antonella Cerasino, Head of NATO Countries, Public Diplomacy Division, speaks on transparency and NATO reform at the Shadow NATO Summit, hosted by BASIC, NATO Watch, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Strategy International, and the Elliott School of International Affairs, held in Washington D.C. on May 14-15, 2012.
“Resetting the Reset Button with Russia” – Hall Gardner at the BASIC Shadow NATO Summit
Dr. Hall Gardner, Professor and Chair in the Department of International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Paris, speaks about NATO partnerships with Russia and other countries at the Shadow NATO Summit hosted by BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International in Washington, DC.