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Coping With Crisis
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Recent Highlights
Panel Discussions - May 13, 2010
Norway Ambassador: “Race Between Disarmament and Proliferation”
“There is indeed a race between disarmament and proliferation,” said Knut Langeland, Ambassador for Disarmament from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressing an overflow audience at IPI.
Panel Discussions - May 11, 2010
Finnish Expert: “Regional Conflicts Are Closely Connected With Nuclear Arms Race”
Longtime nuclear-arms expert Raimo Väyrynen told an IPI audience that regional conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia are “closely connected with the nuclear arms race.”
Speaker Events - January 25, 2010
Gareth Evans: “Absolutely Serious About Getting to Zero”
Gareth Evans, co-chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, made a passionate declaration of the commission’s commitment to bringing the number of worldwide nuclear arms to zero.
Conferences - April 01, 2009
UN’s Role in Reducing Weapons of Mass Destruction Discussed at 3-Day Seminar
Can the United Nations build momentum for worldwide nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation? Over sixty experts from the UN and its members states, along with experts form various think tanks convened to discuss questions surrounding the UN’s role in reducing nuclear, chemical and biological arms at the International Peace Institute’s annual New York Seminar. Over sixty experts attended IPI’s 2009 New York Seminar.
Conferences - March 13, 2009
Building Consensus on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: A Chinese Perspective
On March 13th, the International Peace Institute and the EastWest Institute (EWI) jointly hosted an expert roundtable on "Building Consensus on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: A Chinese Perspective."
About This Project
This project aims at supporting efforts to promote disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. It focuses on identifying concrete steps to improve the UN response to these challenges, and on facilitating discussions among member states to build a consensus on these issues.
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