This report is a product of two Track 2/1.5 dialogues involving two crisis simulations that were facilitated by BASIC’s Responsibilities and Global Governance Programme with participants from Indian and Pakistani nuclear policy communities in Bahrain in February 2026.
Report: Assembling Peace Through Dialogue
We are pleased to announce the publication of “Assembling Peace Through Dialogue”, a collaborative report by The British American Security Information Council (BASIC), the PCU Nagasaki Council for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (PCU-NC), and Nagasaki University’s Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA).
Q&A: Nuclear Responsibilities Programme Renames to the Responsibilities and Global Governance Programme
BASIC’s Nuclear Responsibility Programme has renamed. In this Q&A, Programme Manager Dr Chiara Cervasio answers key questions as to what this means for the programme’s work.
Restraint at Risk: The Anatomy of India-Pakistan De-escalation
In this article, originally published in The Diplomat, Dr Chiara Cervasio and Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler analyse the Pahalgam crisis from a historical perspective, tracing how India and Pakistan have navigated past moments of acute nuclear danger.
Report: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies in South Asia: Perceptions of Risks and Responsibilities in Crisis Management and Prevention
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.
Report: The Nuclear Responsibilities Primer: Exploring Perspectives on Nuclear Responsibilities within the Non-Proliferation Regime
This primer explores how Nuclear Weapon States and Non-Nuclear Weapon States have invoked the concept of “responsibility” in the context of the NPT, analysing its evolving use to address security challenges, foster shared norms, and promote collaborative efforts for nuclear risk reduction amidst rising threats and strained global relations.
Report: Crisis Prevention and Management in South Asia: Mutual Confidence, Risk, and Responsibility
‘Crisis Prevention and Management in South Asia: Mutual Confidence, Risk, and Responsibility’ emerged from a series of dialogues with the Indian and Pakistani nuclear policy communities at the Track 2 / 1.5 level held by the BASIC-ICCS Programme on Nuclear Responsibilities in 2023-2024.
Report: Arctic Diplomacy at a Crossroads
‘Arctic Diplomacy at a Crossroads: Addressing Present and Future Geopolitical and Strategic Risk’ was written…