Related Resources
NPT REVIEW CONFERENCES LINKS
Jump to:
2010 |
2005 |
2000 |
1995 |
1990
[top]
2010 NPT Review Conference
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.
Posted: March 2, 2010
Presentation
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
- Johan Bergenäs, for World Politics Review.
Posted: February 19, 2010
Outside Publication
Technical Steps to Support Nuclear Arsenal Downsizing- A report by the APS Panel on Public Affairs.
Posted: February 17, 2010
Outside Publication
Reducing Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe [Abstract]- Miles Pomper, William Potter and Nikolai Sokov, an article for Survival: Global Politics and Strategy.
Posted: February 5, 2010
CNS Feature Story
The New, 2010 Russian Military Doctrine: The Nuclear Angle- Contrary to expectations, the new Russian Military Doctrine reduces reliance on nuclear weapons.
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
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: January 19, 2010
William C. Potter Congressional Testimony [PDF]- William C. Potter testified before the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, January 15, 2010.
-
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
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: December 21, 2009
Political Perceptions of Nuclear Disarmament in the U.K. and France- Thomas Young, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: December 18, 2009
Report Urges Action to Break Tactical Nuke Deadlock in Europe- An article on the CNS report, "Reducing and Regulating Tactical (Nonstrategic) Nuclear Weapons in Europe" by the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: December 15, 2009
Reducing and Regulating Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons in Europe- A new paper by CNS addresses the suggestion by some U.S. European allies that it is time to remove U.S. nonstrategic nuclear weapons based on their territory.
- Toward A Nuclear-Free World
- Experts present 3 steps toward a nuclear-free world.
- Cristina Hansell and Elena Sokova posted responses to America.gov.
Posted: November 10, 2009
Uranium Tailings in Central Asia: The Case of the Kyrgyz Republic- Paula Humphrey and Margarita Sevcik, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: November 2, 2009
One Year of Test Ban Commitment Cannot Erase a Decade of Dismissal- Liviu Horovitz and Luis Gain, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: October 30, 2009
Brazil's New National Defense Strategy Calls for Strategic Nuclear Developments - Sarah Diehl and Eduardo Fujii, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: October 2, 2009
Cold War Redux? China's Cold War Era Thinking When it Comes to Nuclear Disarmament- This new report, a follow-on from CNS's recent occasional paper, explores Chinese principles of disarmament and their compatibility with the push for nuclear zero.
- 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.
- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Resources
- Collected resources on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
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.
- Sweden's Lukewarm Interest in Nonproliferation and Disarmament
- Johan Bergenäs, for the Swedish daily Sydsvenskan. [English version]
Posted: September 17, 2009
The Path to Deep Nuclear Reductions- Dealing with American Conventional Superiority
Posted: September 16, 2009
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.
Updated: September 15, 2009
Venezuela's Search for Nuclear Power — or Nuclear Prestige- It appears unlikely that Venezuela's nuclear alliances will result in nuclear proliferation.
Posted: August 26, 2009
U.S. - UAE Nuclear Cooperation- U.S. support for nuclear energy in the region could reassure skeptical countries that U.S. cooperation is not conditioned on geo-strategic interests but rather nuclear transparency and nonproliferation.
Posted: August 19, 2009
The Nuclear Posture Review Debate- In 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense was mandated to review the U.S. nuclear posture for the next 5-10 years.
Posted: August 12, 2009
The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Enters into Force- With Pelindaba, the Southern Hemisphere is Free of Nuclear Weapons—Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
- Progress of Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
- The GICNT, a 76 partner-nation tool, continues as an important venue for coordinating and sharing security, response, and law enforcement best practices.
Posted: July 21, 2009
Full-Scale Exercise Mocking Up Non-Nuclear State Verification of Nuclear Warhead Dismantlement Held- In June 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom held their first full-scale exercise as part of a joint initiative.
- Opportunities for German Leadership
- A major study by CNS addresses four emerging issues in arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation where Germany can contribute significantly.
Posted: July 10, 2009
Obama's Moscow Visit Highlights Progress and Obstacles in U.S.-Russian Nuclear Relations- Meeting in Moscow July 6-7, U.S. President Obama and Russian President Medvedev agreed on a framework to guide negotiators in striking a new strategic arms agreement.
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: July 6, 2009
Interview
VIDEO | Only Presidents Can Push START Through- The absolute key to a successful negotiation is presidential intervention.
- William Potter, CNS Director, was interviewed on Russia Today.
-
Interview
VIDEO | Obama is Serious About Disarmament
- Obama's upcoming visit to Moscow could likely result in an agreement between Moscow and Washington.
- William Potter, CNS Director, was interviewed on Russia Today.
Posted: June 17, 2009
Issue Brief
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 25, 2009
CNS Report: North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test [PDF]- On May 25, DPRK carried out its second nuclear test. International reaction has been swift. Initial reports point to a higher yield for this test than the first in 2006.
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 27, 2009
Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament- This new Occasional Paper analyzes the prevailing perspectives, bureaucratic players, & politics and provides recommendations on how to engage Beijing and Moscow on "the road to zero."
Posted: January 7, 2009
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
Central Asia Becomes A Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone- Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty ratification represents a nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation milestone.
Posted: October 20, 2008
Four Statesmen Promote Revitalized Interest in Nuclear Disarmament Efforts- an article by Sarah Diehl for WMD Insights.
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.
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.
Posted: May 13, 2008
Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Clearinghouse- An overview over the most important features of NWFZs and links to basic resources and documents.
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.
Posted: August 31, 2007
The Perils of Non-Proliferation Amnesia- An op-ed by William C. Potter and Jayantha Dhanapala for The Hindu.
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.
-
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).
-
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.
-
Iran and the IAEA: The
Road to "Gridlock" and an Uncertain Path Forward
- A way out of the present stalemate over the Iran nuclear issue is only
possible through a pragmatic approach from Washington and more flexibility
from Tehran.
-
The International Uranium
Enrichment Center at Angarsk: A Step Towards Assured Fuel Supply?
- An updated issue brief by Anya Loukianova for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
-
White
Knight States Deviate from Long Held Nonproliferation Ideals as Nuclear
Suppliers Group Approves Waiver
- an article by Johan
Bergenäs for WMD Insights.
-
Four Statesmen
Promote Revitalized Interest in Nuclear Disarmament Efforts
- an article by Sarah Diehl for
WMD Insights.
-
Israel's
Airstrike on Syria's Reactor: Implications for the Nonproliferation Regime
- an article co-authored by Leonard S. Spector for Arms Control Today.
-
Algeria,
Emirates Plan Nonproliferation-Friendly Nuclear Programs; Egypt Keeps Fuel
Cycle Options Open, Rejects Expanded IAEA Monitoring
- by Leonard S. Spector and Benjamin Radford for the WMD Insights June 2008
issue.
-
New French
Nuclear Deals in the Middle East Generate Proliferation Concerns
- by Khalid Hilal and Adam P. Williams for WMD Insights April 2008 issue.
-
Reykjavik Summit: The Legacy and a Lesson for the Future
- an issue brief by Nikolai Sokov for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
- AUDIO: Future of the NPT
- Ambassador Richard Butler
Australia's first ambassador for disarmament
Former chairman of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM)
Convenor of the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
- AUDIO: A Nuclear Weapons Free-World: Why Both the Vision and the Practical Steps
Toward It Are Essential
- Ambassador James Goodby
Former Ambassador, principal negotiator, and special representative of
President Clinton for Nuclear Security and Dismantlement.
-
Testimony of Dr. Lawrence Scheinman [PDF]
- before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on S. 1138: a bill to
enhance nuclear safeguards and provide nuclear fuel supply assurances, July 31, 2007.
[top]
2005 NPT Review Conference
-
The NPT Review Conference: 188 States in Search of Consensus [PDF]
- An article by William C. Potter for The International Spectator.
-
Stalemate in the Diplomatic Trenches: An Overview of the Diverging Positions at the 2005 NPT Review Conference [PDF]
- Just two days before the opening of the seventh Review Conference of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), a front page headline in the New York Times read, "Threats Shadow New Conference on Nuclear Arms." While it is rare that a multilateral conference receives this kind of attention, the States Parties are meeting during a time of serious challenges to the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
CNS Research Story by Peter Crail and James James McMonigle.
-
Previewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Conference
- Testimony By Jean du Preez
House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation
-
NPT Briefing Book April 2005 Edition
- The April 2005 NPT Briefing Book is the most
comprehensive source of information related to the 2005 NPT Review Conference.
Published jointly by the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies and the
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, the NPT Briefing Book is a perennial source
of information on the evolution of the nuclear nonproliferation regime, its
relevant treaties and agreements, and documentation of all the latest
developments leading up to the 2005 Review Conference. It also contains an
up-to-date compilation of the most concrete and substantive proposals submitted
as working papers, as part of national or group statements, and as other
submissions to the 2004 session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review
Conference. Part II contains a compilation of treaties, agreements and documents
relevant to the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
-
"Visions of Fission: The Demise of Nuclear Negative
Security Assurances On The Bush Administration's Pentomic Battlefield"
- Article by Charles Blair and Jean du Preez, Nonproliferation Review (Spring 2005).
-
"The Fissban: Time for Renewed Commitment or a New Approach"
- Article by Jean du Preez, Disarmament
Diplomacy, Issue No. 79, April/May 2005.
-
The 2005 NPT Review Conference: Can It Meet the Nuclear Challenge?
- By Jean du Preez, Arms Control Today, April 2005
This article provides an in depth
analysis on the challenges facing the NPT regime and suggest possible solutions
to these challenges. The author argues that the NPT's continued vitality and
effectiveness as an instrument to achieve the international community's common
goals and as a building block for maintaining international peace and security
is dependent on the implementation of the treaty as a whole.
-
Negative Security Assurances: Revising the Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Option
- By Leonard S. Spector and Aubrie Ohlde, Arms
Control Today, April 2005
The authors
examine one of the most controversial issues in the NPT review process, negative
security assurances, and explores the possibility of non-nuclear-weapon states
obtaining these commitments from nuclear-weapon states through NWFZ treaties.
-
Major Proposals to Strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
- By Clair Applegarth and Rhianna Tyson, April
2005
This report describes key government
proposals in 14 areas relating to the global nuclear nonproliferation system and
analyzes the positions of major states and blocs on the proposals. The report
also provides a summary of significant proposals on the eve of the 2005 NPT
Review Conference.
-
Report from the CNS/MCIS NPT Workshop, "The 2005 Review Conference: Finding Common Ground" (March 18-19, 2005, Annecy, France)
- A report on the CNS-sponsored workshop to identify issues for the 2005 NPT Review Conference.
-
"The Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT):Time for a new approach or renewed commitment?"
- A paper presented at the Tokyo Seminar on the NPT Towards the 2005 Review Conference, 7 & 8 February 2005.
-
"Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones: Still a Useful Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Tool?"
- Paper by Scott Parrish and Jean du Preez, commissioned by the International Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
-
"The Future of a Treaty Banning Fissile Material for Weapons Purposes: Is It Still Relevant?"
- Paper by Jean du Preez, commissioned by the International Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
-
How We Think abut Peace and Security: The ABCs of Initiatives for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Education
- By Masako Toki and William C. Potter, IAEA
Bulletin, April 2005
The authors suggest
specific proposal in regards the implementation of the recommendations laid out
in the UN study on Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education within the context
of the NPT review process.
-
IAEA & NPT - The Verification Challenge: Challenging Nuclear Issues Point the Way Forward
- By Tariq Rauf and Jan Lodding, IAEA
Bulletin, April 2005
This article explores
new developments over the past five years related to challenges of verification
of compliance with the NPT from the IAEA's policy perspective.
-
What Next for the NPT? Facing the Moment of Truth
- By Roland Timerbaev, IAEA Bulletin, April
2005
The author argues that the history
witnessed that the NPT has been a cornerstone in increasing international
cooperation in combating the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the spread of
dangerous materials. However, he emphasizes, it is an undeniable fact that "this
continuous struggle is becoming more and more complex and demanding."
-
The Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes
- The
Inventory provides detailed information on formal organizations (such as the
IAEA), multilateral groupings of states, international treaties (including the
NPT and CTBT), non-treaty supplier groups, and regional and bilateral
arrangements. The Inventory also includes international treaties related
to terrorism. Appendices contain selected treaty texts, membership lists and a
recently-expanded collection of country profiles detailing states' treaty
membership and involvement in various international organizations.
-
Tackling the Nuclear Dilemma: An Interview With IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei
- Arms Control Today, March 2005
-
Enforcing Compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty
- By Joseph Cirincione, Arms Control Association Annual Meeting, February 2005
-
Strengthening the NPT Regime
- British American Security Information Council (BASIC) / Oxford Research Group (ORG), February 2005.
-
Disarmament: Have the Five Nuclear Powers Done Enough?
- By Lawrence Scheineman, Arms Control Today, Jan/Feb 2005
-
The 2005 Review Conference: Understanding the Challenges and Devising Responses: Workshop on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- Rapporteur's Report
-
Nuclear Disarmament & Non-Proliferation: A Balanced Approach
- The Global Security Institute / The Carter Center, January 2005
-
Strengthening non-proliferation rules and norms- the three state problem
- By George Perkovich, Disarmament Forum, December 2004.
-
"Is the NPT up to the challenge of proliferation?"
- By Rebecca Johnson, Disarmament Forum, December 2004.
-
"IAEA Safeguards and the NPT"
- By Ben Sanders, Disarmament Forum, December 2004.
-
Contextualizing past, present and future challenges to the NPT regime
- By Rhianna Tyson, Disarmament Forum, December 2004.
-
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Is It Time for a Multilateral Approach?
- By Tariq Rauf and Fionna Simpson, Arms Control Today, December 2004
This article
examines the recent discussion on revisiting multinational approaches to the
nuclear fuel cycle and its historical debates. The authors argue that serious
consideration of this issue could contribute to addressing current
nonproliferation challenges.
-
Walking the Nonproliferation Tightrope, An Interview with Ambassador Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte, President of the 2005 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference
- Arms Control Today, December 2004
-
The 2005 NPT Review Conference: Challenges and Prospects Ahead
- By Jean du Preez
This article explores challenges the NPT faces
today, and suggests possible solution.
-
Fiddling While Rome Burns? The 2004 NPT PrepCom [PDF]
- By John Simpson and Jenny Nielsen, The Nonproliferation Review (Summer 2004).
-
Report on the 2004 NPT PrepCom
- By Rebecca Johnson, Disarmament Diplomacy
May/June 2004
Dr. Johnson argues that the 2004
NPT Preparatory Committee ended in failure. She observes that not only did state
parties fail to agree on any substantive issues, but that agreements on
procedural issues for the Review Conference were hurried and "mired in
confusion."
-
Business as Usual and no Progress Made
- British American Security Information Council
Report
By Carol Naughton, May 2004
The author provides an overview of the
proceedings of the 2004 PrepCom. She focuses on discussion regarding a number of
primary issues: compliance, universality, NWFZs, Iran, terrorism, the US record, and security assurances.
-
Re-nuclearization or Disarmament: A Fateful Choice for Humanity
- By Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. (Canada), May
2004
Senator Roche argues that the failure of
the 2004 PrepCom to provide recommendations for the Review Conference was
indicative of the fact that the positions of the NWS and the NNWS are now
further apart than ever. He describes this divide as the worst crisis in the
history of the NPT.
-
The Roadmap to 2005 [PDF]
- (25 pp., 500k)
A
report on the CNS-sponsored workshop to identify issues for the 2004 NPT
PrepCom. Papers and discussion during the workshop considered the following
topics: 1) tasks of the 3rd PrepCom 2) the security of non-nuclear weapon
states, 3) nuclear disarmament, 4) nuclear terrorism and non-state actors, 5)
universalization of the NPT, 6) peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and 7) the NPT
review process.
-
Interview with László Molnár: The Second NPT Preparatory Committee: Issues, Results, Implications for the 2005 Review Conference [PDF]
- Nonproliferation Review (Spring 2004)
The Nonproliferation Review discusses the
outcome of the 2003 NPT PrepCom with the PrepCom's chairman, Ambassador
László Molnár (Hungary).
-
A World Wide Web of Nuclear Danger
- The Economist Special report, February
2004
The report provides an overview of all of
the challenges facing the NPT regime and some of the remedies that have been
proposed. It notes that while prospects for the 2005 Review Conference remain
grim, proposals to address these challenges outside the NPT have been highly
controversial and divisive.
-
The IAEA Additional Protocol: What It Is and Why It Matters [PDF]
- By Theodore Hirsch, Nonproliferation
Review (Fall/Winter 2004)
This in-depth
report elucidates what exactly the IAEA Additional Protocol is and how it might
address the danger of nuclear proliferation. The author also argues that the
Additional Protocol can make a significant contribution to nonproliferation
through increasing IAEA access to information and locations.
-
The Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime: Back to the Future?
- By John Simpson, published in Disarmament
Forum (Strengthening Disarmament and Security), No.1, 2004.
Dr. Simpson argues that the current crisis in
the NPT regime is the result of both U.S. nuclear and nonproliferation policies
and changes in the international nuclear arms control environment since the end
of the Cold War.
-
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: History
- by George Bunn, Arms Control Today,
December 2003,
-
Rogues and Rhetoric: The 2003 NPT PrepCom Slides Backwards
- By Rebecca Johnson, Disarmament
Diplomacy, June/July 2003
-
2003 NPT Preparatory Committee: Progress towards 2005 or business as usual?
- By Jean du Preez.
The author outlines the proceedings of the 2003
NPT PrepCom focusing on the discussion regarding the PrepCom's most sensitive
issues such as the withdrawal of the DPRK, allegations against Iran, non-strategic weapons, and security assurances.
-
2003 NPT Preparatory Committee: "Business as Usual?
- By Jean du Preez and Emily Schroeder, a CNS
Research Story of the Week, May 7, 2003.
-
The NPT and Its 2003 PrepCom Session: A Regime in Need of Intensive Care
- By Tanya Ogilvie-White and John Simpson, Nonproliferation Review (Spring 2003)
The
authors analyze the history and development of the NPT regime and its review
process up to the 2000 Review Conference. They conclude that while the regime
existed in an incomplete form until the 1990's, the stresses placed on it in the
Post-Cold War world have undermined both its disarmament and nonproliferation
objectives.
-
Security Assurances Against the Use or Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons: Is Progress Possible at the NPT Prepcom?
- By Jean du Preez
The article outlines the history of the debate
over the use of negative security assurances.
-
North Korea's Withdrawal From the NPT: A Reality Check
- By Jean du Preez and William Potter, a CNS
Research Story of the Week, April 9, 2003.
-
"Security Assurances and NWFZs: Is Progress
Possible?" [PDF]
- Paper presented by Jean du Preez at the 2003
Annecy workshop on the NPT: Challenges Facing the Nuclear Nonproliferation
Regime, March 14-15, 2003 (hard copy available).
-
Challenges Facing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
- A report on a workshop hosted by the Center
for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies and
Mountbatten Centre for International Studies, University of South Hampton.
Annecy, France, March 14-15, 2003.
-
The Evolution of NPT Review Conference Final Documents, 1975-2000
- By Carlton Stoiber, Nonproliferation
Review (Fall/Winter 2003).
-
Inspecting the Inspectorate: A Look at Financial and Political Support for the IAEA
- By Kaleb J. Redden, Nonproliferation
Review (Fall/Winter 2003).
-
Cuba's Accession to the NPT: A Step toward Strengthening the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
- by Jean du Preez
-
CNS Workshop on Outcome and Implications of the 2002 NPT PrepCom
- A report on a NPT workshop held on July
14-15, 2002, in Annecy, France to discuss the results of the first session of
the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 NPT Review Conference.
-
Interview: Ambassador Henrik Salander on the 2002 NPT Preparatory Committee
- Conducted by William C. Potter, Mary Beth
Nikitin & Tariq Rauf, Nonproliferation Review (Summer 2002).
Ambassador Salander discusses the proceedings and outcome of the 2002 NPT
PrepCom.
-
"NPT 2002 Preparatory Committee Concludes"
- Research Story of the Week by Mary Beth Nikitin
-
The Nature of the Revised review Process and the New Reporting and Consultation Procedures
- by Tariq Rauf, March 2002
The development of the strengthened review
process and the improvements made during the 2000 NPT Review Conference are
outlines. The author argues that the new review process must have a "product
oriented" approach in order to prevent debate over divisive issues from stalling
Preparatory Committee objectives.
-
CNS-PPNN Meeting on the First PrepCom for the 2005 NPT Review Conference
- A report on a workshop held on March 8-9, 2002, to address issues likely to be prominent in the 2002 NPT PrepCom meeting.
-
The Impact of the Nuclear Posture Review on the International Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
- by Jean du Preez, Nonproliferation
Review (Fall/Winter 2002)
The article
provides an analysis of the international reaction to the NPR in the context of
the nuclear nonproliferation regime and its impact on the strengthened NPT
review process.
-
"Towards NPT 2005: An Action Plan for the 13 Steps Toward Nuclear Disarmament"
- By Tariq Rauf, CNS
Report.
[top]
Articles relevant to the 2000 NPT Review Conference
- An Unequivocal Success? Implications of the NPT Review Conference
- by Tariq Rauf.
- Reinforcing the Strengthened Review Process [PDF]
- statement by Tariq Rauf (Delegation of Canada)
at the 2000 NPT Review Conference.
- The 2000 NPT Review Conference: Challenges and Prospects [PDF]
- by Tariq Rauf.
- Shoring Up Commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty Before and After the 2000 Review Conference
- by Tariq Rauf.
- The Non-Proliferation Regime Successes [PDF]
- by Tariq Rauf.
- Ambassador Abdallah Baali on the 2000 NPT Review Conference
- an interview conducted by Tariq Rauf, NPR VII/3
Fall-Winter 2000.
- Politics and Pragmatism: The Challenges for NPT 2000
- by Lawrence Scheinman.
- Egypt and the Middle East Resolution at the NPT 2000 Review Conference
- by Rebecca Stevens and Amin Tarzi.
- Towards Nuclear Disarmament
- by Tariq Rauf, http://www.unog.ch/UNIDIR/e-df0-1.htm.
- Could the Non-Proliferation Treaty Collapse? The Uncertain Road Ahead
- by Sharon Riggle, http://www.unog.ch/UNIDIR/e-df0-1.htm.
-
"The 2000 NPT Review Conference: A Delicate, Hard-won Compromise"
- by Rebecca Johnson, Disarmament
Diplomacy, 2000.
-
"Observations from the 2000 NPT Review Conference"
- by U.S. Ambassador Norman Wulf, Arms Control
Today, November 2000.
- The Nuclear Disarmament Agenda and the Future of the NPT
- by Mark Moher.
- The 1999 NPT Preparatory Committee
- by Tariq Rauf and John Simpson, The
Nonproliferation Review, Winter 1999.
(This
article is longer than the NPR version.)
- The Role of the IAEA in Promoting Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament
- by Piet de Klerk, 1999.
- Reinforcing the NPT Regime
- by Jayantha Dhanapala, 1999.
- Can the NPT Survive Such Threats as Yugoslavia's Bombing, Russia's Plans for New Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Plans for Missile Defense Systems, and the Duma-Senate Stalemate on Nuclear Treaties?
- by George Bunn, 1999.
- Successes of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime
- by Tariq Rauf, 1999.
- The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review - 2000
- by Tariq Rauf, 1999.
- The April 1998 NPT PrepCom [PDF]
- by Tariq Rauf, The Nonproliferation
Review, Winter 1998.
- Farewell to the NPT's Strengthened Review Process?
- Disarmament Diplomacy -- Issue No 26, May
1998.
- Preparing for the April 1997 NPT PrepCom [PDF]
- by Tariq Rauf, The Nonproliferation
Review, Winter 1997.
[top]
1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference
- After the NPT's Indefinite Extension [PDF]
- by Tariq Rauf and Rebecca Johnson, The
Nonproliferation Review, Fall 1995.
- Delegate Perspectives on the 1995 Review and Extension Conference [PDF]
- by Susan Welsh, The Nonproliferation
Review, Spring 1995.
- Measure for Measure: NPT and the Road Ahead
- by Bernhanykun Andemicael, Merle Opelz, and Jan
Priest, IAEA Bulletin 1995.
- UN Secretary-General Boutros-Boutros Ghali to the 1995 NPTREC
- Statement to the 1995 NPTREC
- by Dr. Hans Blix, IAEA Director General.
- The NPT and Options for its Extension: 1995 [PDF]
- by George Bunn, The Nonproliferation
Review, Winter 1994.
-
"Middle East Peace and the NPT Extension Decision"
- by Gerald Steinberg, The Nonproliferation
Review, Fall 1996.
[top]
1990 NPT Review Conference
-
"NPT: Deadlock Damages Nonproliferation"
- by Leonard Spector and Jacqueline Smith, The
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 1990.
|
![Visit MIIS [ Image: MIIS Logo ]](/_navimages/logos/miis_logo_white_260x55_80percent.png "Visit MIIS [ Image: MIIS Logo ]"){kind=logo}
@CNS Updates