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Conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Gulf

Monday, March 25, 2013 00:00

BASIC hosted its second conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Gulf in Istanbul, Turkey on March 25-26, 2013.

This year’s conference featured panels on: The Road to 2015: the NPT Action Plan; Regional Approaches to Iran\’s Nuclear Program; the Efficacy of Nuclear Deterrence in the Gulf; the WMD-free Zone in the Middle East; and Implications for the 2013 NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting.

Read this year’s conference report:

Nuclear Non-proliferation in the Gulf, summary by Executive Director Paul Ingram

As a follow-on to last year’s conference in Doha, this conference in Istanbul was an opportunity for decision shapers from Gulf states to discuss nuclear non-proliferation, keeping the momentum up prior to the NPT Preparatory Committee in Geneva at the end of April, and in parallel with the Helsinki process to establish a nuclear and WMD free zone in the Middle East. We believe that it is essential that GCC states play a positive and proactive role in promoting regional and international nuclear non-proliferation measures, given their strong interests in limiting break-out in their region and in pursuing effective global nuclear disarmament.

More on the Conference:

Listen to the presentations (via YouTube)

Follow the event on Twitter: @basic_int & #BASICGulf

L-R: Dr. Mustafa Alani (Gulf Research Centre), Paul Schulte (CEIP), Amb. Baron Paul von Maltzahn (German Council on Foreign Relations), Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin (Kuwait Foundation), Deyhab Alrashidi (Kuwait MFA), Aaron Stein (EDAM), Dina Esfandiary (IISS), Nima Khorrami (BASIC), Ali-Al Khater (Qatar MFA)

 Amb. Dr. Hossein Mousavian (Princeton University), Rachel Staley (BASIC), Paul Ingram (BASIC)

 Dr. Ayman Khalil (ACSIS, Amman), Amb. Dr. Nabil Fahmy (American University in Cairo), Prof. Nasser Hadian (Tehran University)

“BASIC’s depth of knowledge and administrative competence makes it an excellent partner in the field of military nuclear capability and arms control”

Sir Jeremy Greenstock, GCMG British diplomat

“At a time when transatlantic relationships are under tension, BASIC's role as a source of authoritative analysis is more important than ever.”

Baron Rees of Ludlow Astronomer Royal

“BASIC makes a vital contribution to sustaining recognition that nearly 35 years after the end of the Cold War nuclear weapons continue to put at risk the future of humankind. BASIC is especially to be commended for doing this by fostering dialogue and understanding.”

Peter Jenkins CMG UK Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency 2001-06

``For about 35 years, in the pursuit of nuclear disarmament, BASIC have championed the cause of mutuality of security. Their ability to engage diversity of views and opinion has attracted deserved admiration.``

Baron Browne of Ladyton Vice Chairman, Nuclear Threat Initiative and former UK Secretary of State for Defence

``For more than three decades, BASIC has challenged conventional thinking on national security matters, and inspired new ways of addressing and solving old problems. I expect it to continue to play this vital role for decades to come.``

Andreas Persbo Director, Open Nuclear Network
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