Research and Advisory Activities

One of the key strengths of the IONP activities over the years has been its record in promoting substantive international dialogue between policy makers and think tank experts on nonproliferation, disarmament and arms control, in particular on the implementation of the NPT and its associated regime through Track 1 and 2 diplomacy initiatives involving the participation of key governmental practitioners and leading non-government experts. These activities have particularly focused on generating support for international nonproliferation and disarmament regimes through issue specific workshops and seminars. To this end, IONP:

• provided in-depth briefings for the president of the 2000 NPT Review Conference and the chairman of the 2002 Preparatory Committee
• contributed directly to the negotiation of the Final Document adopted by the 2000 NPT Review Conference;
• organized several international workshops to assess the outcomes of the 2000 NPT Review Conference and to prepare policy makers for Preparatory Committee meetings for the 2005 Review Conference;
• provides several briefings for policymakers on NPT, strategic stability and missile defenses, as well as other matters;
• organizes international nonproliferation workshops for policymakers and analysts; and
• prepares case studies on select nonproliferation international organizations.

The IONP has also undertaken the Multilateral Arms Control and Nonproliferation Institutions in the 21st Century research project. Directed by Dr. Lawrence Scheinman in the CNS Washington, DC office, this project focuses on the role and prospects of multilateral institutions with respect to implementation, verification, and compliance with arms control and nonproliferation treaties and regimes. Analysis of these institutions will be performed in the context of the international political and security environment, evaluation of the opportunities before them, the limitations they face, and the policy measures needed by their member states to optimize their contribution to global and regional order and deter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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