International Treaties & Regimes
All CNS nonproliferation content on international treaties, regimes, and other cooperative efforts.
Year: Present-2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1990s
Jump to:
General |
BWC |
CWC |
CTBT |
Export Controls |
NPT
General
Updated Regularly
Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations & Regimes- A regularly-updated public reference covering all international organizations, treaties, and agreements relevant to WMD disarmament and nonproliferation.
Updated: September 27, 2011
Outside Publications
The IAEA's Political Balancing ActPosted: September 15, 2011
![View article [ Image: Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA) ]](../stories/images/generic/iaea_vienna_international_centre_200x150.jpg)
Feature Story
CNS & VCDNP Scholars Provide Insights on IAEA General ConferencePosted: September 12, 2011
![View article [ Image: 1989 Paris summit that created FATF ]](http://cns.miis.edu/wmdjunction/images/110912_funding_task_force_118x100.jpg)
WMD Junction
International Task Force Takes Aim at Illicit Proliferation Funding- Javier Serrat, for WMD Junction.
Posted: August 22, 2011
Outside Publications
Possible Elements of an NWFZ in the Middle EastPosted: August 22, 2011
Outside Publications
The Role of Civil Society in Promoting a WMDFZ in the Middle EastPosted: July 7, 2011
Outside Publications
NSG's India Waiver Highlights Flawed U.S. Approach- Javier Serrat, for World Politics Review.
Updated: May 11, 2010
![View article [Image: Reducing TNW cover]](../opapers/images/thumb_cover_reducing_tnw_1004.jpg "View article [Image: Reducing TNW cover]")
Reducing and Regulating Tactical (Nonstrategic) Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Moving Forward?
Posted: May 3, 2010
Remarks
![View article [Image: William C. Potter]](../staff/images/potter_william_avatar_50x60.gif "View article [Image: William C. Potter]")
Remarks by William C. Potter to the 2nd International NWFZ Conference [PDF]- Remarks by Professor William C. Potter to the 2nd International Conference of States Parties and Signatories of Treaties that Establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia.
Updated: April 9, 2010
Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Clearinghouse- An overview over the most important features of NWFZs and links to basic resources and documents.
Posted: March 30, 2010
![View article [Image: Johan Bergenäs]](../staff/images/bergenas_johan_avatar_50x60.gif "View article [Image: Johan Bergenäs]")
START Follow-On Treaty: Advancing Nuclear Disarmament Beyond U.S., Russia
- Alexander Bollfrass and Johan Bergenäs, for World Politics Review.
Posted: March 29, 2010
![View article [Image: CISTEC cover]](../other/images/bergenas_scheinman_1003_cistec_cover.jpg "View article [Image: CISTEC cover]")
UN Security Council Resolution 1540: Historical Analysis, Current Status, and the Future
[PDF]- Johan Bergenäs and Dr. Lawrence Scheinman for the Center for Information on Security Trade Controls Journal, March 2010.
Posted: March 25, 2010
Feature Story
![View story [Image: Obama and Medvedev]](../stories/images/100325ss2_start_talks.jpg "View story [Image: Obama and Medvedev]")
START Follow-On Talks Successfully Concluded: What's Next?- Conclusion of the Treaty of Prague is, without doubt, a success,
slight delay notwithstanding. Now Obama and Medvedev need to outline the
contours of the next treaty — perhaps as early as at the 2010 NPT Review
Conference.
Posted: March 2, 2010
Implementation of the Recommendations of the UN Experts Group on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education
[PDF]- William C. Potter, a presentation to the UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, February 25, 2010.
-
Outside Publication
Bombs Away: Removing Tactical Nukes from Europe
Posted: February 3, 2010
UNSCR 1887 Part 2: Packaging Nonproliferation and Disarmament at the United Nations
- Kaegan McGrath and Vasileios Savvidis, sencond part of an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: January 19, 2010
![View story [Image: Obama and Medvedev sign an agreement.]](../stories/images/090710ss_obama_moscow.jpg "View story [Image: Obama and Medvedev sign an agreement.]")
OPINION - A View from Moscow
START Follow On Treaty: Deadlines and Deadlocks- Prospects for a new strategic arms control agreement between the United States and Russia may be hampered by domestic politics in both countries.
Posted: December 22, 2009
![View story [Image: IAEA Director General ElBaradei meets U.S. President Obama]](http://www.nti.org/media/images/unsc-resolution-1887-lg.jpg?_=1316466791 "View story [Image: IAEA Director General ElBaradei meets U.S. President Obama]")
UNSC Resolution 1887: Packaging Nonproliferation and Disarmament at the United Nations
- Kaegan McGrath and Vasileios Savvidis, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: July 22, 2009
![View article [Image: Tomahawk missile launch. Source: DoD]](http://www.nti.org/media/images/making-code-conduct-relevant-02-lg.jpg?_=1316466791 "View article [Image: Tomahawk missile launch. Source: DoD]")
Making the Hague Code of Conduct Relevant
- The Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) against the Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles is decidedly minimalist in its objectives.
Posted: July 6, 2009
Interview
VIDEO | Only Presidents Can Push START Through
- The absolute key to a successful negotiation is presidential intervention.
-
Interview
VIDEO | Obama is Serious About Disarmament
- Obama's upcoming visit to Moscow could likely result in an agreement between Moscow and Washington.
Posted: June 17, 2009
Issue Brief
![View article [Image: Nixon and Brezhnev at SALT Treaty Signing]](http://www.nti.org/media/images/start-process-01-lg.jpg?_=1316466791 "View article [Image: Nixon and Brezhnev at SALT Treaty Signing]")
START Process and Russian Strategic Force Modernization- Washington and Moscow are committed to an agreement that includes verification and additional reductions, but the degree of reductions remains unknown.
Posted: May 13, 2009
Malawi Ratifies the Pelindaba Treaty- The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty is one ratification away from entering into force.
Posted: March 5, 2009
The Smallpox Destruction Debate: Could a Grand Bargain Settle the Issue?- Creative diplomacy is needed to end debate over the last known stocks of smallpox, preserved in repositories in Russia and the U.S.
Posted: January 7, 2009
![View story [Image: Cover of Occasional Paper #14]](../stories/images/090107ss_op14.jpg "View story [Image: Cover of Occasional Paper #14]")
Nuclear Challenges and Policy Options for the Next U.S. Administration [PDF]- A new Occasional Paper presents papers by participants of the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group meeting on August 20-21, 2008.
Posted: December 11, 2008
![View story [Image: Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (CANWFZ) Map]](../stories/images/081201ss_canwfz.gif "View story [Image: Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (CANWFZ) Map]")
Central Asia Becomes A Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone- Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty ratification represents a nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation milestone.
A Feature Story by William C. Potter,
Togzhan Kassenova, and
Anya Loukianova.
Posted: November 13, 2008
-
Video: Four Myths About Nuclear Weapons
- [49 min, Youtube]
- Ward Wilson, 2008 NPR Essay Contest grand prize winner, talks about a new security paradigm.
[More Videos]
Posted: November 4, 2008
Boltonesque Sanctions on Rosoboronexport- Anya Loukianova guest blogged at ArmsControlWonk.com.
Posted: October 23, 2008
Beyond UNSCR 1540: the Forging of a WMD Terrorism Treaty- A number of factors, including US presidential elections, may open opportunities to negotiate a treaty combating WMD terrorism and initiate steps toward nuclear weapons disarmament.
A CNS Feature Story by Johan Bergenäs.
Posted: October 20, 2008
Four Statesmen Promote Revitalized Interest in Nuclear Disarmament Efforts- an article by Sarah Diehl for WMD Insights.
-
White Knight States Deviate from Long Held Nonproliferation Ideals as Nuclear Suppliers Group Approves Waiver
- an article by Johan Bergenäs for WMD Insights.
Posted: September 25, 2008
Barack Obama and John McCain on Nuclear Security Issues- Examining the similarities and some important differences in the policies of Obama and McCain.
- A CNS Feature Story by Stephen I. Schwartz.
Posted: September 22, 2008
Sweden's "White Knight" Status in Question after Joining NSG Consensus Without a Fight- an op-ed by Johan Bergenäs on the recent Nuclear Suppliers Group exemption for India for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. [Swedish only]
Posted: September 9, 2008
Strengthening a Weak Link in the Global Security Chain: Regional
Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540- a Feature Story based on a book by UNIDIR and CNS distinguished professor Lawrence Scheinman (editor).
Posted: September 8, 2008
Goodbye to Nuclear Export Controls- What is especially disheartening about the nuclear agreement is the extent to which economic considerations and power politics overrode those involving nuclear arms control.
an article by William Potter for The Hindu.
Updated: August 20, 2008
Global Partnership Resources- Includes The Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Program in the Russian Federation (MNEPR), and Funding Commitments chart.
Posted: June 13, 2008
Report on NWFZ in the Middle East- New report from the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group on the issue of Preconditions for a NWFZ in the Middle East.
A CNS Feature Story by Lawrence Scheinman.
Posted: April 11, 2008
Pelindaba Treaty Resource Page- On the 12th anniversary of the signing in Cairo of the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, CNS announces a new web-based "Pelindaba Treaty resource page."
Posted: March 31, 2008
The Race Towards Entry Into Force of the Pelindaba Treaty: Mozambique Leading the Charge- Mozambique's recent ratification of the Pelindaba Treaty has renewed hope that a NWFZ in Africa may soon be realized.
A CNS Feature Story by Jean du Preez.
Posted: August 31, 2007
The Perils of Non-Proliferation Amnesia- An op-ed by William C. Potter and Jayantha Dhanapala for The Hindu.
Posted: May 8, 2007
The role of regional and sub-regional organizations in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540: a preliminary assessment of the African continent [PDF format]- This report discusses the framework of African regional and sub-regional organizations and the role they can play implementing resolution 1540.
A CNS Feature Story by Johan Bergenas.
Posted: October 25, 2006
Visions of Fission: The Demise of Nuclear Negative Security Assurances [PDF format]- Paper by Jean du Preez at the Article VI Forum on September 28, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada.
Posted: October 25, 2006
A Fissban With Or Without Existing Stocks: To Be Or Not To Be? [PDF format]- Paper presented by Jean du Preez at the Article VI Forum on September 28, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada.
Updated: September 8, 2006
Central Asian States Establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Despite U.S. Opposition- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan signed a treaty establishing a Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone on September 8, 2006. While not perfect, the treaty merits support as a commitment to nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
A CNS Feature Story by Scott Parrish and William Potter.
Posted: April 26, 2006
Edging Ever Closer to a Nuclear Death Row- An op-ed by Steve Andreasen and Dennis Gormley for the Star Tribune.
Posted: November 3, 2003
First Committee 2003- The First Committee of the 58th United Nations General Assembly
started voting this week on the 53 draft resolutions submitted covering the full
spectrum of issues related to nonproliferation, arms control, disarmament, and
international security.
Feature Story by IONP.
Posted: July 16, 2003
Proliferation Security Initiative to Stem Flow of WMD Matériel- The United States' recently launched Proliferation Security
Initiative (PSI), the latest element in the Bush administration's emerging
strategy of pre-emption to combat proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,
is moving forward "at light speed," according to U.S. Under
Secretary of State John Bolton.
Feature Story by Rebecca Weiner.
May 16, 2003
The Duma Ratifies the Moscow Treaty- On May 14, 2003 the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal
Assembly (the Russian parliament), ratified the Strategic Offensive Reductions
Treaty (also known as SORT or the Moscow Treaty) by 294 votes against 134 with
22 abstaining.
Report by Nikolai Sokov.
Posted: May 7, 2003
2003 NPT Preparatory Committee: Business as Usual?- The second session of the PrepCom thus far, similar to the first session, has progressed in a relatively smooth manner. Several issues have been highlighted, such as security assurances and non-strategic nuclear weapons, with working papers offering concrete and constructive proposals as food for thought. However, real progress and prospects for agreement remain questionable.
by Jean du Preez.
Posted: April 28, 2003
South Korean Electoral Politics and Seoul's Position on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis- If reports from the Beijing talks that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons are accurate, effective U.S. policy will require close coordination with South Korea and other countries.
Feature Story by Daniel A. Pinkston.
Posted: April 22, 2003
Challenges Facing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime- Workshop hosted by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies and Mountbatten Centre for International Studies, University of South Hampton.
Posted: April 17, 2003
Can Counterproliferation Work?- UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Jayantha Dhanapala speaks to CNS.
Posted: April 16, 2003
Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes, 2002 Edition- The Inventory includes formal organizations, non-charter regimes, multilateral groupings of states, international treaties, and regional and bilateral arrangements. The 2002 edition for the first time also includes 1) international treaties related to terrorism; 2) treaties and agreements designed to prevent the spread of conventional weapons; and 3) specific references to the verification and compliance provisions of relevant organizations and treaties.
Posted: April 9, 2003
The Russian Nuclear Arms Control Agenda After SORT- "When the Russian Duma finally ratifies the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT), will it mark the beginning of a new era of bilateral cooperation between Washington and Moscow or the closing chapter in arms control negotiations between Russia and the United States that sought to regulate the Cold War?"
An article by Nikolai Sokov for Arms Control Today.
Posted: April 2003
The Department of Homeland Security: Goals and Challenges- On September 20, 2001, in response to the devastating 9-11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush proposed the creation of the
Office of Homeland Security (OHS), which came into existence on October 8, 2001.
An issue brief by Jennifer Mitchell and Jason Pate for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
Posted: October 21, 2002
Collapse of the Agreed Framework?- A White House spokesman declared that North Korea is in "material breach"
of the Agreed Framework, and the agreement could now be null
and void. It is too early to tell whether the Agreed Framework
can be resuscitated because the willingness of both
parties to negotiate a new deal is uncertain.
Feature Story by Daniel A. Pinkston.
Posted: October 15, 2002
U.N. First Committee Grapples with Peace and Security Issues- The First
Committee of the 57th United Nations General Assembly started its 2002 session
amid growing international skepticism about the continued relevance of
multilateral nonproliferation, disarmament, and arms control in the face of
narrow self interests, unilateralism, and a general lack of political will.
Feature Story by Maiko Tamagawa, Evren Sarac, and Jean du Preez.
Posted: August 28, 2002
"Dirty Bomb" Threat Awakens Dormant Disarmament Conference- "If an international institution's efficiency is
partly determined by its ability to respond to external shocks and
crises, the Jose Padilla controversy may help
revive the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament (CD)."
Feature Story by Daniil Kobyakov and Nicolas Florquin.
Posted: October 11, 2002
Book: Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation: A Reference Handbook- Covers the parallel development of nuclear weapons and associated nonproliferation efforts from the start of the U.S.
atomic bomb program during WW2 to current debates over nuclear terrorism, the CTBT,
missile defenses, and nuclear weapons dismantlement. It also provides a thorough reference on a host of issues related to
international nonproliferation treaties and regimes, as well as popular efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
By Sarah J. Diehl and James Clay Moltz.
Top
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC)
Posted: December 23, 2011
![View article [Image: Paul van den IJssel and Hillary Rodham Clinton]](../stories/images/111223_bwc_revcon_2011_200x150.jpg)
Feature Story
Lucky Number Seven? The 2011 Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference- The BWC Review Conference adopted a forward-looking document containing a number of proposals to strengthen and improve the Convention.
Posted: June 16, 2011
Outside Publication
Enhancing Compliance With an Evolving Treaty: A Task for an Improved BWC Intersessional Process- Kirk C. Bansak, for Arms Control Today.
Posted: April 9, 2004
The BWC New Process: A Preliminary Assessment [PDF format]- by Jonathan B. Tucker for the forthcoming Spring 2004 Nonproliferation Review.
Posted: March 2003
The Biological Weapons Convention- The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological)
and Toxin Weapons and On Their Destruction (known as the Biological Weapons Convention, or BWC) forms the foundation
of the international biological arms control regime.
An issue brief by Jenni Rissanen for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
Posted: November 11, 2002
Renewed Efforts to Strengthen the BTWC- The challenge facing the States Parties at the Conference
will be to find agreement on this delicately balanced draft decision against the
backdrop of a possible total failure of the BTWC review process.
Feature Story by Jean du Preez and Daniil Korbyakov.
Posted: November 4, 2002
Outlook for the Resumed BWC Fifth Review Conference- Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) has been a
topic widely debated within the arms-control community for nearly a decade
following the revelation that the former Soviet Union and Iraq had for years
operated clandestine offensive biological weapons programs.
Feature Story by Erika Holey.
Posted: April 5, 2002
Assessing U.S. Proposals to Strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention- An article by Jonathan B. Tucker and Raymond A. Zilinskas for Arms Control Today.
Posted: March 29, 2002
The Biological Weapons Convention: Challenges and Opportunities- At the invitation of the Chemical and
Biological Arms Control Institute, the Monterey Institute Center for
Nonproliferation Studies, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, John Bolton
presented the Bush Administration's views on the Biological Weapons
Convention. The meeting was co-chaired by Michael Moodie, Leonard Spector,
and Peggy Hamburg.
Washington D.C. Office 2002 Briefing Series, January 11, 2002
Posted: February 2002
The Fifth Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC)- Because the conference took place four months after a negotiating forum of member-states known as the "Ad Hoc Group" had failed to agree on a legally binding Protocol for checking compliance with the BWC, a key objective of the Review Conference was to identify alternative strategies for strengthening the Convention.
An issue brief by Jonathan Tucker for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
Top
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Posted: August 3, 2007
Freeing the World of Chemical Weapons: The Chemical Weapons Convention at the Ten Year Mark- A report co-authored by Jonathan B. Tucker for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
Posted: August 29, 2002
The Conduct of Challenge Inspections Under the Chemical Weapons Convention [PDF format]- Proceedings of an Expert Workshop Held on May 29-31, 2002, in Washington D.C.
by Jonathan B. Tucker
Top
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Posted: September 28, 2009
Video Interview
Video Interview with the CTBTO's Tibor Tóth- Tibor Tóth, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in an interview by Kaegan McGrath, conducted at the United Nation Headquarters in New York, 25 September 2009.
-
![View story [Image: U.S. Secretary of State Clinton speaking at the conference]](../stories/images/090925ss_ctbt_conference_report.jpg "View story [Image: U.S. Secretary of State Clinton speaking at the conference]")
Declarations, Resolutions, and Revelations: Wrap-up of an Action Packed Week at the United Nations
- Summing up the September 2009 CTBTO Conference and UNSC disarmament summit; includes interview with CTBTO's Tibor Tóth.
Posted: September 25, 2009
First Day of Article XIV Conference Shows Optimism- Reporting from CNS's Kaegan McGrath on the proceedings of the CTBTO Art XIV Conference and the special UNSC Summit.
Posted: September 24, 2009
Twitter
Real-Time CTBTO updates on Twitter- Kaegan McGrath will be writing Twitter updates (CNS_Updates) from the CTBT Conference over next 2 days.
Posted: September 16, 2009
![View story [Image: United Nations Headquarters in New York]](../stories/images/090526ss_npt_report.jpg "View story [Image: United Nations Headquarters in New York]")
Will the Stars Align in New York for Test Ban Advocates? A Preview of the Sixth CTBT Article XIV Conference- The Obama administration's support for the CTBT will increase political momentum for accelerating the Treaty's entry into force during the Article XIV Conference convening at the United Nations in New York.
Posted: July 8, 2009
Analysis of the Strategic Posture Commission's Arguments against U.S. Ratification of the CTBT- As the Commission could not reach consensus on U.S. CTBT ratification, this brief examines the arguments expressed by the treaty's opponents.
Posted: June 18, 2009
Seminar
VIDEO | The Role of Infrasound Detection in CTBT Verification
- Bharath Gopalaswamy, Postdoctoral Associate, Peace Studies Program Cornell University.
Posted: May 18, 2009
VIDEO | The Situation in US Congress & CTBT Ratification-
- Overview of the present situation in the US Congress and how it affects the chances and approaches to ratifying the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty.
Posted: April 17, 2009
VIDEO | New Speaker Video Added to NukeTube-
Verifying the CTBT: Using seismological methods to study nuclear explosions and their implications.
Posted: February 18, 2009
The United States and the CTBT: Renewed Hope or Politics as Usual?- An Issue Brief by Sean Dunlop and Jean du Preez for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
Posted: March 7, 2008
The Future of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly- The current budgetary crisis at the PrepCom for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization threatens to further diminish prospects for the CTBT's entry into force. However, recent political developments may breathe new life into the treaty.
CNS Feature Story by Kaegan McGrath, Stephanie Bobiak and Jean du Preez.
Posted: September 25, 2003
Third Conference on CTBT Entry into Force Adjourns- With the recent conclusion of the third Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the
Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in Vienna on 5 September, the prospects for the entry into force
of the CTBT do not appear good.
Feature Story by Emily Schroeder.
Updated: April 2003
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)- The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), described as the "longest sought and hardest fought for arms control
treaty in history," was opened for signature in September 1996. The CTBT obligates countries that sign and ratify
"not to carry out any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion."
An issue brief by Lawrence Scheinman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
Top
Export Controls
Updated: November 21, 2002
Chinese Export Controls and Jiang Zemin's Visit to the United States- Contains text of export control regulations covering missile and CBW technology, analyses by CNS experts, and Chinese statements on export controls. Includes Chinese translated selections.
Posted: October 4, 2002
Strengthening China's Export Control System [PDF format]- Gaps remain between China's export control system and existing multilateral export control regimes.
A report by Jing-Dong Yuan.
Top
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
Updated: September 14, 2011
Outside Publications
Salvaging the 2012 ConferencePosted: August 6, 2010
2010 NPT Review Conference Final Document Volume I [PDF]
Posted: March 30, 2010
Resource Guide for the 2010 NPT Review Conference
[PDF]- Details issues including verification, disarmament, the nuclear fuel cycle, and others. Includes a detailed pictorial NPT timeline, and key documents.
-
![View article [Image: Miles Pomper]](../staff/images/pomper_miles_avatar_50x60.gif "View article [Image: Miles Pomper]")
Previewing the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
[Abstract]
Updated: March 17, 2010
Workshop
![View article [Image: Workshop attendees.]](../treaty_npt/images/workshop_100312_519_s.jpg "View article [Image: Workshop attendees.]")
CNS NPT Workshop: RevCon 2010: Planning the Future- CNS held a two-day diplomatic workshop on the NPT, attended by over 80 ambassadors, government and international organization officials, and other experts.
Posted: March 1, 2010
CNS Special Publication
NPT Briefing Book (MCIS/CNS) 2010- The most comprehensive source of background and reference material on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and its associated regime is now available online.
Posted: January 19, 2010
Issue Brief
![View story [Image: U.S. President Obama]](http://www.nti.org/media/images/obamas-nuclear-agenda-01-lg.jpg?_=1316466791 "View story [Image: U.S. President Obama]")
Obama's Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Agenda: Building Steam or Losing Traction?
- Theodore Kalionzes and Kaegan McGrath, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: August 4, 2009
Outside Publication
Obama's Challenging NPT Agenda
- The Obama administration is positioning
the U.S. to gain concessions at the upcoming NPT review conference.
Posted: May 26, 2009
Report from the NPT Preparatory Committee 2009- Details of the third and final preparatory committee (PrepCom) meeting for the 2010 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) review conference.
Posted: April 14, 2009
![View story [Image: Last year's (2008) Annecy NPT Workshop]](../stories/images/080415_npt.jpg "View story [Image: Last year's (2008) Annecy NPT Workshop]")
2010: Time for a New Beginning [PDF]- CNS recently hosted a two-day diplomatic Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) workshop in Annecy, France, to identify lessons of recent PrepComs, address nonproliferation regime challenges, and discover how to define and achieve success.
Posted: March 24, 2009
The 2009 NPT Briefing Book- The most comprehensive source of background and reference material on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and its associated regime is now available online.
Posted: February 4, 2009
VIDEO: The Design of the NPT- Dane Swango, Predoctoral Fellow at CISAC Stanford, PhD Candidate at UCLA, spoke at CNS in Monterey on the goals, design, implementation, and limitations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). A part of the NukeTube.tv CNS video collection.
Posted: October 8, 2008
Avoiding a Perfect Storm: Recharting the NPT Review Process- an article by Jean du Preez for the Arms Control Association.
Posted: September 8, 2008
Goodbye to Nuclear Export Controls- What is especially disheartening about the nuclear agreement is the extent to which economic considerations and power politics overrode those involving nuclear arms control.
an article by William Potter for The Hindu.
Created: June 10, 2008
NPT Briefing Book, 2008 Edition- The most comprehensive source of background and reference material on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and its associated regime is now available online.
Published by the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies with the Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
Created: April 24, 2007
NPT Briefing Book, April 2007 Edition- Published by the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies with the Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
Created: January 12, 2007
A Ban on Fissile Material as an Objective of the NPT- Paper by Jean du Preez, presented at a UNIDIR/EU meeting on the FMCT.
Created: January 12, 2007
Thinking the Unthinkable? What If the NPT Collapses, Or is Eroded Away to Irrelevance?- Paper by Jean du Preez, at the Wilton Park conference.
Posted: December 6, 2006
Half Full or Half Empty? Realizing the Promise of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty- An article by Jean du Preez for Arms Control Today.
Created: November 18, 2005
The NPT Review Conference: 188 States in Search of Consensus [PDF format]- An article by William C. Potter for The International Spectator.
Created: April 20, 2005
NPT Briefing Book, April 2005 Edition- Published by the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies with the Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
Posted: September 27, 2004
IAEA Board Gives Iran Yet Another Chance- Despite repeated, strenuous attempts, the United States could not convince
the IAEA Board of Governors to establish an October 31 deadline to report Iran
to the Security Council for violating its nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
obligations.
Feature Story by Jean du Preez and María Lorenzo Sobrado.
Updated: December 1, 2003
IAEA's Resolution on Iran: A Troubling Past With a Hopeful Future?- The latest report by International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, on the implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran,
provides both troubling and reassuring details on Iran's nuclear program.
Now includes the IAEA Resolution.
Posted: January 10, 2003
CNS Experts Respond to the DPRK's Withdrawal from the NPT- On January 10th, the DPRK issued a statement that it would be withdrawing from the NPT.
Posted: January 10, 2003
Text of North Korea's Statement on NPT Withdrawal- On January 10th, the DPRK issued a statement that it would be withdrawing from the NPT.
Year: Present-2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1990s
|
![Visit MIIS [ Image: MIIS Logo ]](/_navimages/logos/miis_logo_white_260x55_80percent.png "Visit MIIS [ Image: MIIS Logo ]"){kind=logo}
@CNS Updates