‘Applying a Systematic Approach to NATO-Russia Risk Reduction: NATO’s North-Eastern Flank Reacts to the War in Ukraine’ is the third in a series of four reports that address the current threat assessments and perceptions of nuclear and conventional escalation risks in Eastern Europe and Russia.
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Report: Applying a Systematic Approach to NATO-Russia Risk Reduction: Perspectives from the North-Eastern Flank
Applying a Systematic Approach to NATO-Russia Risk Reduction: Perspectives from the North-Eastern Flank addresses the current threat assessments and perceptions of nuclear and conventional escalation risks in Eastern Europe and Russia.

Ukraine, Remote Interventionism, and the Stability-Instability Paradox: The Need to Re-Prioritise Nuclear Risk Reduction
Dr Simone Papale and Dr Chiara Cervasio discuss how Western remote interventionism to counter Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine validates the stability-instability paradox.

Events: Gender, Youth and Diversity at the Tenth NPT Review Conference (POSTPONED)
For the NPT Review Conference, the Gender, Youth and Diversity Programme, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea and the UNODA, is proud to host three side events on Tuesday 4th and Monday 17th of January 2022.

Russia’s Strategy, Goals, Means and Ways – A View from Poland
Polish threat perceptions and risk assessments are heavily influenced by Poland’s proximity to Russia – and the author suggests solutions to contain them.

Lithuania: Nuclear and Conventional Risk Assessments, and Policy Responses
Lithuania’s current nuclear and conventional risk assessments, and possible policy responses.

Event Recording: BASIC Co-Director Presents at OxPeace 2021
On 15th May, BASIC Co-Director Sebastian Brixey-Williams was invited to speak at the OxPeace 2021 Conference ’Peace in the Nuclear Era: threats, treaties and public understanding.’ View the recording here.

Engagement without Recognition: A Pathway to China-India Risk Reduction Dialogue?
Recent deadly military incidents and an ongoing border conflict between China and India has led…