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Expert Mission on the HCoC with the Republic of South Sudan

4 March 2021

Hybrid

On 4 March 2021, the FRS and representatives from the government of South Sudan discussed over ballistic missile proliferation and the role of the Hague Code of Conduct. This event took the form of a hybrid event with representatives of South Sudan gathering in Juba and experts from FRS, the EU, the Swiss Chair, Austria and the ISS-Africa presenting virtually.

This mission was part of a series of targeted national visits.

AGENDA 

INTRODUCTION & WELCOMING REMARKS 

  • John CHIEK BUM KLZIER, Director for Security Research, Analysis and Policy Formulation, Bureau for Community Security and Small Arms Control, South Sudan
  • Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
  • Georgios KRITIKOS, Deputy Head of Division, Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Arms Export Control, EEAS, EU
  • Lt. Gen. Andrew KUOL NYUON GEW, Chairperson of the Bureau for Community Security and Small Arms Control, South Sudan

 

I/ The HCoC: A MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT TO CURB THE PROLIFERATION OF MISSILES

PRESENTERS:

  • Nicolas PLATTNER, Head Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation,Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland – on behalf of the HCoCChairmanship
  • George-Wilhelm GALLHOFER, Minister, Representative of the HCoC Immediate Central Contact, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Austria

II/ INSERTING THE CODE INTO REGIONAL NON-PROLIFERATION & DISARMAMENT PRIORITIES 

PRESENTERS:

  • Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, FRS
  • Lauriane HEAU, European Projects Manager, FRS
  • Gugu DUBE, Research Fellow, Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)
December
2021
Research Papers

Harnessing Transparency Potential for Missile Non-Proliferation

Information is key for non-proliferation efforts. But the times when information was the exclusive purview of governments are over. Affordable, commercial and open-source monitoring capabilities empower states and societies alike, while challenging the ability of governments to preserve secrecy. Technological democratisation means that information is practically becoming a public good. And it allows for unprecedented transparency.

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November
2025
Research Papers

The Shield and the Sword: The Impact of Ballistic Missile Defence on Missile Proliferation

Missile defence has become increasingly attractive in recent years, following the demonstration of its efficacity in the Israeli-Iranian conflict, and has epitomised by the ambitious Golden Dome programme. However, its relationship with missile proliferation is ambiguous. Arms control, non-proliferation and confidence building measures can to some extent address some of the most destabilizing features of this offense-defence competition.

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