Education Programmes
The Nuclear Dimensions of the War against Ukraine
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI) organise an outreach event to the University of Innsbruck to engage the next generation and raise awareness on non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control issues..
Open Source Intelligence and Public Speaking Workshops: Skill Building opportunities for YWNGI Mentorship Programme participants
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI) organise an outreach event to the University of Innsbruck to engage the next generation and raise awareness on non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control issues..
Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme – 3rd Edition Final Meeting
Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme – 3rd Edition Final Meeting The VCDNP and IAI convened the final meeting of the third edition of their Mentorship Programme for young women in non-proliferation and disarmament. Participants of the final meeting of the third edition of the Mentorship Programme On 10 May 2024, the VCDNP […]
Gender Perspectives, Feminist Theories and Nuclear Weapons
Jannis Kappelmann M.A., Researcher and PhD Student at University of Hamburg Summer 2024 Historically, the Global Governance of Nuclear Weapons has relied on gendered assumptions, practices and speech acts - and it does to this day. Feminist activists, since the very beginning of the so-called ‘nuclear age’, were among the staunchest opposition against nuclear weapons, […]
The Global Governance of Nuclear Weapons
Jannis Kappelmann M.A., Researcher and PhD Student at University of Hamburg Summer 2024 Ever since they were built, the Global Governance of Nuclear Weapons has been a contentious topic both among politicians and political scientists. With realists frequently stressing the deterring power of nuclear weapons, liberal scholars referring to the resilience of the regime of […]
The Purposes of Nuclear Arms Control: Achievements and Failures
Dr. Ulrich Kühn & Tim Thies Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Summer 2024 For more than a decade, nuclear arms control is in a crisis that saw the stagnation and even collapse of important arms control processes. At the same time, Russia’s war against Ukraine demonstrates that […]
Launch of the 2024 Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme
Launch of the 2024 Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme On 18 September 2024, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI), as part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), launched the 4th edition of Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (YWNPD) Mentorship Programme. The Mentorship Programme, established in […]
Engagement Opportunities in Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation for Young Professionals and Students
On 25 October 2024, the Building on the success of the first edition of the event held in October 2022, the webinar informed participants about youth-led groups and initiatives in the field and offered a platform to connect and network. Participants benefited from presentations by five organizations and their initiatives: The British American Security […]
IAEA Safeguards in Action: Implementation and the Life of a Nuclear Inspector
The VCDNP and the International Affairs Institute (IAI), on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC), hosted an interactive webinar featuring Eva Gyane, former IAEA nuclear safeguards inspector, to explore the IAEA’s safeguards system, careers in nuclear non-proliferation, and the day-to-day work of safeguards inspectors.
Webinar: “Conventional Weapons Diversion: Challenges and Initiatives to Counter Illicit Trafficking”
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI), in the framework of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI) cordially invite you to a webinar entitled “Conventional Weapons diversion: challenges and initiatives to counter illicit trafficking”. The event will feature a lecture by Dr. Nils Duquet, Director at […]