BASIC and Peace Union of Finland will organize a roundtable in Helsinki on April 28th 2011. As part of a series of meetings organised in conjunction with the Arms Control Association and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg the roundtable will explore the Northen European countries\’ perspective on NATO nuclear deterrence and defence.
Event
Obama and the Bomb: 2nd anniversary of Obama’s Prague Agenda on a world free from nuclear weapons
The Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) in cooperation with the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, the Embassy of the United States and the USOSCE, is hosting a Panel Discussion \’Obama and the Bomb 2nd anniversary of Obama’s Prague Agenda on a world free of nuclear weapons\’ on 14 April 2011 at 7:00 pm
Next steps in nuclear negotiations: briefing on Capitol Hill
BASIC held a small, private briefing for Hill staff and non-proliferation experts on March 31, 2011. The meeting covered: negotiating with Russia on next steps in nuclear arms control after New START, the prospects for bringing into force the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and the capabilities associated with the CTBT to monitor test explosions.
BASIC Trident Commission Launch

The BASIC Trident Commission was launched in Parliament on February 9. The evening demonstrated the Commission’s promise to be the most important initiative on nuclear weapons policy in 2011.
BASIC Trident Commission Events
NATO Shadow Summit II
The British American Security Information Council (BASIC), Bertelsmann Stiftung, International Security Information Service (ISIS), Europe and NATO Watch are organizing the NATO Shadow Summitt II in Brussels on 15-16 November 2010.
The Shadow NATO Summit II
Civil Society Perspectives on the Lisbon Summit and NATO’s New Strategic Concept
NATO’s Nuclear Posture discussed at the NPT Review Conference
The prospect of a shift in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s position on tactical nuclear weapons in Europe in 2010 was the subject of a BASIC event held at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.