As a follow on to the London GCC Nuclear workshop, BASIC hosted a private workshop involving involving discussions of strategic matters in the context of nuclear energy developments in the region, and commitments by states to nuclear non-proliferation.
Programmes
The London GCC Nuclear Workshop
Hosted in collaboration with the Center of Information and Arabian-Russian Studies (CIARS), this workshop of officials and international and regional experts in the field of nuclear diplomacy and strategic security discussed the strategic balance in the region, the evolution of deterrence relationships, the development of non- proliferation commitments and credible assurances surrounding them.
Why does Britain need to feel special?
The world is getting restless with some states' attachment to nuclear weapons. So why is Britain going out of its way to deepen its nuclear relationship with the United States?
An Interview with Paul Ingram, Executive Director of the British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
Paul Ingram was interviewed by the ISN about BASIC's mission, our new project called Next Generation that works to stimulate fresh thinking in the nuclear weapons debate and the cross-party BASIC Trident Commission, which recently published its final report on the UK’s nuclear weapons policy.
Can we create a world free from nuclear weapons?
The second in our ‘We need to talk about nukes’ events with BASIC came at an interesting time for British politics:
US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement: A Violation of International Law?
“The great alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom is rooted in shared interests and shared values,” President Obama proclaimed with UK Prime Minister David Cameron by his side.
British nukes, Ebola threat & Scottish oil
Paul Ingram was interviewed by Afshin Rattansi from Going Underground. It was about Britain's nuclear capability to which Paul said “the reason we have nuclear weapons is to stay close to the Americans.”
Taking stock of the Ukraine crisis’ impact on the prospects for nuclear disarmament in Europe and wider arms control processes.
The crisis in Ukraine and its peculiar nuclear dimension has come to epitomise the features of the strategic politics in Europe.