Coverage of the first day of BASIC's Shadow NATO Summit III was broadcast live on C-SPAN. This session on emerging security challenges and NATO's response to terrorism, proliferation, piracy and cyber attacks featured Mr. Philip Worre from ISIS Europe, Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan from the NATO Defense College, Mr. Geneve Mantri of Amnesty International, and Dr. Sean Lawson from the University of Utah. It was chaired by Ms. Lorelei Kelly of the New America Foundation.
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Shadow NATO Summit III in Washington, DC
BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International held a conference in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012, a week before the NATO Summit in Chicago.
Shadow NATO Summit
On May 14-15, BASIC joins the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NATO Watch, and Strategy International at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, DC for a Shadow NATO Summit. Experts and senior officials will grapple with the tough issues facing the Alliance ahead of next week's summit in Chicago.
Shadow NATO Summit III: Conference in Washington, DC
BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International are holding a conference on May 14 and 15, a week before the NATO Summit in Chicago.
The NATO Summit: Recasting the Debate Over U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe
In this article from the front cover of Arms Control Today, Paul Ingram and Oliver Meier discuss the newly agreed draft of the DDPR for the Chicago Summit at the end of May. The authors highlight important points in the debate over U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and strategic relations with Russia, and explain various principles that should be kept in mind while leaders discuss the future of NATO's nuclear posture at the upcoming Summit.
Iran Update: Number 158
- Verdict on first round of talks between P5+1 and Iran broadly positive; second round confirmed
- Countries forced to ‘substantially’ cut down oil imports from Iran to avoid U.S. sanctions; Obama orders technology sanctions against Iran
- Arrests made in connection to assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists
Themes arising from the BASIC Workshop in Doha
About 50 participants – representatives of Gulf states and experts from the region, and U.S. and European experts and officials, exchanged views on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Gulf during a conference on March 21st and 22nd. The workshop highlighted a number of themes, including: justice and rights, disarmament, universality and the health of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and Iran.
International Cooperation in Nuclear Security
Commenting on the Nuclear Security Summit II, Paul Ingram told Uranium Investing News: “Obama’s creation of an approach that pulls states into common objectives on this agenda is no small feat given the weeks of diplomatic wrangling and finger pointing that characterizes the diplomacy around the more established nuclear non-proliferation treaty process. However, such progress was incremental, and fell way short of what would be needed to meaningfully tackle threats to nuclear security.”