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Forthcoming Events

1. January 23, 2012 : Opening of the 1st part of the 2012 Session of the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

2. January 24 - 25, 2012 : G8 Global Partnership Working Group Meeting, Washington, D.C.

3. January 25, 2012 : Next European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence Meeting, Brussels

4. February 3 - 5, 2012 : 48th Munich Security Conference

This month in nonproliferation.eu [ November / December, 2011 ]

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RevCon of the BTWC:
In its plenary statement in public session on 5 December 2011, the European Union claimed to “have arrived at [the 7th Review Conference of the BTWC] on the basis of three principles: effective multilateralism, prevention and cooperation […] with a strong common position” ... [ + ]

Spotlight on SIPRI:
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers ... [ + ]

Iran's Economy:
Ali Al-Saffar opened the discussion meeting with a pessimistic forecast on Iran’s future economic performances. He said that Iran’s economic growth is expected to remain around 2% for 2011-2015, which is far below the regional average due to factors such as the removal of energy subsidies, a high inflation ... [ + ]

Latest Publications

1. Multilateral verification: Exploring new ideas, David Cliff and David Keir, Vertic Brief, 17 January 2012, Verification Research, Training and Information Centre
2. The External Dimension of the EU’s Non-proliferation Policy: Overcoming Inter-institutional Competition, Kamil Zwolski, European Foreign Affairs Review, vol. 16, no. 3, 2011 (paid access)
3. Unrecognized and Unwelcome? The Role of the EU in Preventing the Proliferation of CBRN Weapons, Materials and Knowledge , Kamil Zwolski, Perspectives on European Politics and Society Volume 12, Issue 4, 2011 (paid access)
4. Assessing selected European Union external assistance and cooperation projects on WMD non-proliferation, Lina Grip, NP paper No.6, December 2011, 28p.
5. Verifying and demonstrating compliance with the BTWC, Iris Hunger and Anna Zmorzynska, NP paper No.5, December 2011, 14p.
6. Implications of bioscience and technology advances for the BTWC, Caitriona McLeish, NP paper No.4, December 2011, 14p.
7. Strengthening the BTWC through laboratory best practices and biosecurity, Elisande Nexon, NP paper No.3, December 2011, 22p.
8. Common Defense: A larger European footprint for NATO missile defense, Oliver Thränert, DGAP IP Journal, 23 November 2011, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
9. Agenda issues before the 2012 conference on a WMD-free zone, Paul Ingram, September 2011, 3p., BASIC
10. The European Union’s WMD strategy and the CFSP: a critical analysis, Peter Van Ham, NP paper No.2, September 2011, 16p., Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’
11. Security Guarantees and Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Bruno Tertrais, Note no.14, August 10, 2011, Foundation for Strategic Research
12. Drawing the Line on Iranian Enrichment, Michael A. Levi, in Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, vol. 53, no. 4, August/September 2011, pp. 169-198, International Institute for Strategic Studies

EU Institutions News

1. Council conclusions on Iran, 3142th Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Brussels
January 23, 2012
2. Statement by the Spokesperson of High Representative Catherine Ashton on speculation about the possibility of an imminent resumption of talks between the E3/EU+3 and Iran,
January 20, 2012
3. Beginning of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union,
January 01, 2012
4. Final document of the 7th Review Conference of the BTWC,
December 22, 2011
5. Strengthening Europe's place in the world: An external budget for 2014-2020 to respect EU commitments and promote shared values , The European Commission
December 07, 2011
6. Statement on behalf of the European Union at the 7th BTWC Review conference, Geneva, 5 - 22 december, 2011,
December 05, 2011
7. Council Decision 2011/783/CFSP of 1 December 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran,
December 01, 2011
8. EU Centers of Excellence : getting concrete about new threat reduction programs, presentation paper by Bruno Dupré, Team Leader for CBRN Threat Reduction Programmes, Security Policy Division, EEAS, EU – information meeting CONOP/CODUN organized by EEAS and the EC, Brussels
October 21, 2011
9. Statement of the EU at the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT, (Article XIV Conference)
September 23, 2011
10. Statement of the EU at the General Assembly 113th Plenary Meeting, Follow up to the high level meeting held on 24 September 2010: revitalizing the work of the CD
July 27, 2011
11. Fifteenth Six-Monthly Progress Report on the Implementation of the EU Strategy against the Proliferation of WMD
July 18, 2011
12. Council Decision 2011/428/CFSP, in support of United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs activities to implement the United Nations Programme of Actions to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
July 18, 2011
13. Council Decision 2011/429/CFSP, relating to the position of the European Union for the Seventh Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction (BTWC)
July 18, 2011

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