Caribbean regional seminar on HCoC in St. Kitts and Nevis

27 November 2018

On 27 November 2018, the FRS organised a regional outreach seminar in St Kitts and Nevis dedicated to disarmament and non-proliferation in the Caribbean. 

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

  • Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
  • Amb. Daniela TRAMACERE, Head of Delegation of the EU to the Eastern Caribbean States and the OECS
  • Amb. Elisabeth EKLUND, Ambassador to the Caribbean, MFA of Sweden, representing the HCoC Chair
  • Capt. Kayode SUTTON, Infantry Company Commander, Public Relations Officer, Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force

 

I/ THE HCoC: A KEY INSTRUMENT TO PROMOTE CONFIDENCE IN THE FIELD OF WMD DELIVERY VEHICLES

MODERATOR:

  • Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, FRS
    Presenters:

 

PRESENTERS:

  • Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
  • George-Wilhelm GALLHOFER, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York, MFA of Austria, Immediate Central Contact of the HCoC
  • Sharon G. BELL, Senior Policy Advisor, Directorate National Security, Cabinet of the President, Suriname

 

KEY ISSUES:

  • Contribution of the Code to international security
  • Being a Subscribing State: commitments and benefits
  • Day-to-day implementation of the Code

 

II/ THE HCoC IN THE GLOBAL NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME & DISARMAMENT ENVIRONMENT

MODERATOR:

  • Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS

 

PRESENTERS:

  • Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, FRS
  • O’Neil HAMILTON, Regional Coordinator, UNSCR 1540 / UN, CARICOM

 

KEY ISSUES:

  • The HCoC in the broader regional non-proliferation framework
  • Non-proliferation and disarmament: perspectives and priorities from the region
  • Challenges and relevance of the Code for Caribbean countries

 

III/ THREE VIEWPOINTS ON BALLISTIC MISSILES & DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES 

MODERATOR:

  • Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, FRS

 

PRESENTERS:

  • Dr Dinshaw MISTRY, Professor of international relations, University of Cincinnati
  • Lovely UMAYAN, Research Analyst and Project Manager, Stimson Center
  • Paul WOHRER, Research Fellow, FRS

 

KEY ISSUES:

  • Ballistic proliferation: a global risk
  • Securing non-proliferation objectives while acting in favor or development and trade: the case of missiles
  • Convergences and divergences between civilian and military technologies: the case of launchers

 

CONCLUDING REMARKS

  • Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
  • Michael PENNY, Senior Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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