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.
Publication
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.
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.
Report: Unpacking the May 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis: Mutual Perceptions, Nuclear Escalation Risks, and De-escalation Pathways
In this report, Mhairi McClafferty explores the central role of perceptions in shaping both escalation and de-escalation during the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis.
Report: Assembling Peace Through Dialogue
We are pleased to announce the publication of “Assembling Peace Through Dialogue”, a collaborative report by The British American Security Information Council (BASIC), the PCU Nagasaki Council for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (PCU-NC), and Nagasaki University’s Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA).
Report: Nuclear Responsibilities and the NPT: Advancing the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach
As part of an ongoing project with the University of Stirling, BASIC co-hosted a “Nuclear…
Report: Envisioning The Future Of Nuclear Security
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.