BASIC and ICCS are organising an online roundtable with young professionals and experts to discuss maritime risk reduction in the Asia Pacific through the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach.
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Marion Messmer Stepping Down as Co-Director
Marion Messmer (Co-Director) is departing on 9 September 2022 after four successful years with BASIC,…

Where You Stand Is Where You Sit: Language and Perception in the Programme on Nuclear Responsibilities
In the last of our series on nuclear responsibilities in the Asia-Pacific, Ruhee Neog highlights the centrality of making the linguistic move from claims to be acting as a ‘responsible nuclear state’ to the responsibilities in practice that follow from possessing nuclear weapons.

Youth Recommendations for the Tenth NPT RevCon (BASIC-ROK-UNODA)
Read ‘Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Recommendations from Early-Career Experts to the Non-Proliferation Treaty’ here. Read…

Video: Exchange on Youth Recommendations (BASIC-UNODA-ROK NPT 2022 Side Event)
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’.

The Future Just Ain’t What it Used to Be: Emerging Trends and their Impact On the Future of Nuclear Weapons Policy and International Security
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.

Video: Advancing the ‘Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament’ Agenda (BASIC-UNODA-ROK NPT 2022 Side Event)
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’.

BASIC’s Recommendations Over the Tenth NPT Review Cycle
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).