Envisioning the Future of Nuclear Security, by BASIC Policy Fellow Declan Penrose, is the culmination of work started by BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network (EVN) in 2023, when foresight methodologies were first used to envisage multiple possible nuclear weapons futures during the launch of our “Desiloing Existential Threats II” policy cycle.
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BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network Focuses On The Future Of Nuclear Security
Envisioning the Future of Nuclear Security is the latest report of BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network (EVN). It has been made possible thanks to a grant awarded to Policy Fellow Declan Penrose (pictured) as part of his Horizon 2045 Nuclear Futures Fellowship, a joint initiative between the Ploughshares Fund and Horizon 2045.
Nuclear Harm Reduction – An Introduction
An overview of the Nuclear Harm Reduction approach, BASIC’s work to date and our future plans.
US and Israeli strikes on Iran: A Timeline of Iran’s Nuclear Programme
BASIC Policy Fellow Anahita Parsa compiles a timeline over recent decades of Iran’s nuclear programme.
BASIC Statement: A Narrowing Window to Avert a Major War in the Middle East
BASIC is gravely concerned by recent military actions involving Israel, the United States, and Iran, which risk triggering a volatile regional conflict in the Middle East, as well as the potential for global economic upheaval through oil market and trade disruption.
EVN Anthology: Nuclear Harm Reduction
Keynote speaker Anais Maurer kicked off an anthology compiled by BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network of Nuclear Harm Reduction measures at a Zoom meeting between 1300 and 1430 BST on Monday (16 June).
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.
EVN Nuclear Harm Reduction Anthology to be launched at online event
BASIC is to launch its anthology of Nuclear Harm Reduction measures at a Zoom meeting between 1300 and 1430 BST on Monday (16 June)