Asia regional outreach seminar on HCoC in Almaty

2 March 2017

On 2 March 2017, the FRS organised a regional outreach seminar in Almaty (Kazakhstan) directed towards non-subscribing states in the region.

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

  • Alexandre HOUNDAYER, Secretary General, Foundation for Strategic Research
  • Amb. Traian HRISTEA, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan

 

KEYNOTE SPEECH

  • Amb. Kairat SARYBAY, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations (Vienna)

 

I/ THE HCoC AGAINST THE PROLIFERATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILES: CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURE & PART OF THE NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME 

  • Bruno HANSES, Senior Expert, European External Action Service
  • Dr. Robert GERSCHNER, Head of Nuclear Weapons, IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com and NPT, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria
  • Lyailya TLEPBERGENOVA, Advisor to the National Space Committee Chairman of Kazakhstan
  • Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research

 

KEY ISSUES:

  • Presentation of the Code: its main provisions
  • The concrete meaning of implementing the HCoC
  • The HCoC in Asia: positions and evolution
  • Relevance of joining the HCoC in relation to Asian non-proliferation policies
  • Successes and challenges of the HCoC in today’s environment

 

II/ CURRENT TRENDS CONCERNING BALLISTIC MISSILES TECHNOLOGIES AND WMD PROLIFERATION: GENERAL & REGIONAL VIEWS

  • Ass. Prof. Hua HAN, Director for Arms Control and Disarmament, Peking University
  • Dr. Petr TOPYCHKANOV, Research Fellow, Carnegie Moscow Center
  • Dr. Seung Min LEE, Ballistic Missile Specialist, Defense Ministry, Republic of Korea

 

III/ CURRENT TRENDS CONCERNING SPACE LAUNCH TECHNOLOGIES & CAPABILITIES: DYNAMICS OF SPACE LAUNCH AND FUTURE USES OF SPACE APPLICATIONS 

  • Dr. Xavier PASCO, Director, FRS
  • Rajaram NAGAPPA, Professor and Dean, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru
  • Karlygash AKHMETOVA, Senior Expert the National Space Committee of Kazakhstan

 

KEY ISSUES:

  • Space development in Asia
  • The characteristics of the development of space launch technologies
  • The evolution of the satellite industry and its impact on the space launch sector

 

CONCLUDING REMARKS

  • Dr. Xavier PASCO, Director, FRS
  • Amb. Traian HRISTEA, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the EU to Kazakhstan
  • Nurken URMANTAYEV, Counsellor of Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

The seminar was mentioned on Kazakhstani national television:

Research Papers

Harnessing Transparency Potential for Missile Non-Proliferation

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Other publications

North Korean Short Range Systems: Military consequences of the development of the KN-23, KN-24 and KN-25

This study focuses on the new systems introduced, and assesses their potential impact as conventional weapons and as non-conventional weapons. Through an analysis of the possible capacities of these systems, this study examines their consequences on North Korean strategy. It concludes by exploring what this change of strategy may lead to, in military terms, and in political terms, on the Korean peninsula.

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Issue Briefs

The HCoC and African States

While both ballistic programmes and the risk posed by these systems remain very limited on the African continent, ballistic missiles inherently constitute a global risk – due to their range and destructive potential. Instruments such as the HCoC, which seek to limit the proliferation of such systems, are therefore relevant for African countries.

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