Over the past 18 months, BASIC has undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Phase 2 Applying as Systematic Approach to NATO-Russia Risk Reduction that aimed at advancing the understanding of workable options for risk reduction and fostering new relationships between NATO and Russia.
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Event: Risk Reduction in the Arctic
BASIC is organising an online conference on Risk Reduction in the Arctic, on Thursday 10th November 2022.

Report: NATO-Russia Relationship: Perspectives from Russia
This report is the second 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.

The Future Just Ain’t What it Used to Be: Emerging Trends and their Impact On the Future of Nuclear Weapons Policy and International Security
Putin’s apparent willingness to introduce nuclear weapons in a non-nuclear war is a watershed moment with implications beyond Europe and the West. In this article, Rishi Paul looks to Russia’s recent behaviour as a lens to understand what the future might hold in store, and draw out the potential implications for international security.

Report: Risk Reduction and De-Escalation
In June 2022, BASIC held a roundtable with Russian experts to discuss risk reduction and crisis de-escalation in general terms. In this roundtable report, Dr Gry Thomasen outlines these findings and presents a set of policy recommendations.

Understanding the ICJ’s Order on the Allegations of Genocide in Ukrainian Territory (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)
Flávia Salazar Sousa discusses the ruling from the ICJ in the case Ukraine v. Russian Federation on allegations of genocide under the Genocide Convention of 1948.

Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence Forces Are on High Alert: What Does This Mean?
Co-Director Sebastian Brixey-Williams spoke to Cristo Foufas on TalkRADIO on 28 February 2022 about Russian…

The Ukraine Crisis and Europe
The world appears to be looking to the United States to solve the current crisis…