BASIC is pleased to publish a new report by Dr Laura Rose Brown examining implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) ahead of the treaty’s First Review Conference, scheduled to take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in late 2026.
Publication
Brief: Defining Success at the First Review Conference: Advancing Articles 6 and 7 of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
BASIC is pleased to publish a new policy brief by Dr Laura Rose Brown as part of our project examining the implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) ahead of the treaty’s First Review Conference, scheduled to take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in late 2026.
Report: Addressing Future Nuclear Crisis Scenarios in South Asia through a Responsibility-Based Approach
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: Envisioning Future Pathways for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Our new EVN report gathers the expertise of emerging experts on what the future could hold for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Report: Paths to a Sustainable Future: The Evolving Security Architecture in Europe
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.
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.