Written by Dr Gry Thomasen, “Paths to a Sustainable Future: The Evolving Security Architecture in Europe” is the final report of BASIC’s “Rethinking European Security” project, funded by the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation.
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BASIC Events and Attendance at the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT RevCon)
In this post, we provide a schedule for BASIC events and other staff attendance information for the 2026 NPT Review Conference.
Working Paper: Strengthening Dialogue in the Non-Proliferation Treaty: the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach
The Centre for Policy, Conflict and Co-operation (CPCCR) at the University of Stirling and BASIC have submitted a working paper, authored by Dr Megan Dee, “Strengthening dialogue in the Non-Proliferation Treaty: the nuclear responsibilities approach”, to the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Brief: Reporting Practices in the NPT: Historical Development and Future Options
In this brief, Dr Matthew Hartwell examines the evolution of reporting within the NPT review process and sets out practical options for strengthening reporting beyond the current cycle.
Brief: The False Binary: Consensus Versus Failure and the 2026 NPT Review Conference
In this brief, Dr Matthew Hartwell and Dr Alice Spilman critically examine the range of outcome options available at the 2026 NPT Review Conference. They argue that States Parties possess meaningful agency in choosing the outcome format best suited to prevailing conditions.
NukeChat Episode 6: How to Talk Nuclear Responsibilities in a Third Nuclear Age
In the final NukeChat episode, Dr Megan Dee and Dr David Chambers discuss the different framings and approaches that can be used – and avoided – by States when talking nuclear responsibilities in an NPT framework, as well as the merits of using a nuclear responsibilities approach to strengthen dialogue and contribute to transparency, confidence-building, and risk reduction efforts.
NukeChat Episode 5: Nuclear Responsibilities and Nuclear Energy
In this episode, Dr Megan Dee and Ingrid Kirsten explore the responsibilities associated with the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, reflecting on how responsibilities are attributed – and upheld – to ensure that nuclear materials and technologies not only remain safe and secure but accessible to those most in need.
Report: A Zone of Potential Agreement? Transparency and Accountability and the 2026 NPT Review Conference
In this report, Dr Matthew Hartwell and Dr Alice Spilman examine nuclear transparency in the context of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The report seeks to clarify what nuclear transparency means in practice, map proposals to strengthen transparency and accountability within the NPT review process, and assess how these ideas might be carried forward at the 2026 Review Conference.