Regional Seminar on HCoC in Djibouti

26 September 2019

On 26 September 2019, FRS organised a regional outreach seminar in Djibouti entitled « Dealing with missile proliferation: one side of the non-proliferation and disarmament regime » with the support of IGAD and UNREC.

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

Mr Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
Mr Patrick GEYSEN, Head of the Political, Press and Information Section, Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Djibouti

I/ CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNREC IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PERTINENT NON-PROLIFERATION INSTRUMENTS BY AFRICAN STATES

Ms Maïté FRANCOIS, Judicial Affairs Specialist, UNREC

II/ THE HCoC: KEY INSTRUMENT TO PROMOTE CONFIDENCE IN THE FIELD OF WMD DELIVERY VEHICULES

MODERATOR:

Ms Agnès LEVALLOIS, Senior Research Fellow, FRS

PRESENTERS:

Amb. Kjersti Ertresvaag ANDERSEN, Ambassador of Norway to Austria, HCoC Chair, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Mr Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
Amb. Georg PÖSTINGER, Ambassador of Austria to Saudi Arabia, representative of the HCOC Immediate Central Contact (ICC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Austria

KEY ISSUES:

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

III/ THE PROLIFERATION OF MISSILES, A REGIONAL THREAT?

MODERATOR:

Mr Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS

PRESENTERS:

Ms Agnès LEVALLOIS, Senior Research Fellow, FRS
Dr Sitki EGELI, Assistant Professor, Izmir University of Economics
Mr Jean MASSON, Research Fellow, FRS

KEY ISSUES:

Missile proliferation in the Gulf of Aden: what dynamics?
Trafficking and missiles proliferation risks in the Horn of Africa
The role of transparency instruments in the case of missiles

IV/ INSERTING THE HCoC IN REGIONAL NON-PROLIFERATION & DISARMAMENT PRIORITIES

MODERATOR:

Mr Hervé-Jude SIABI, Program Manager, UNREC

PRESENTERS:

Mr Noël STOTT, Senior Researcher, Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
Mr Khalid ABDELRAHMAN, Head of Security Institutions Capacity Building, Security Sector Program, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Dr Susan MWANGI, Professor, Kenyatta University

KEY ISSUES:

Eastern African priorities on non-proliferation and disarmament
Regional efforts to enhance non-proliferation norms: from SALW to WMD
Combining non-proliferation with peace and development in the Horn of Africa

PERSPECTIVES & CONCLUSION

January
2018

Research Papers

The role of intangible transfer of technology in the area of ballistic missiles – reinforcing the Hague Code of Conduct and the MTCR

This contribution written within the specific framework of improving the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, recalls the respective roles of governments and private players as well as the universal general principles of export control.

August
2015

Other publications

The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation: “Lessons Learned” for the European Union Draft Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities

Concerns about the harm caused upon orbiting space objects – whether intentional or accidental – have increased in recent years, as well as the emerging awareness that the security and safety of national satellites – of vital importance for modern societies but at the same time so vulnerable – relies on a collective effort. In December 2008 the EU responded to these concerns by adopting a Draft Code of Conduct (EU Draft CoC) for outer space activities.

February
2011

Other publications

Non prolifération des missiles : une approche alternative

With a view to liberalizing access to missile technologies, the MTCR would therefore remain a central instrument, since it would continue to regulate sensitive exports. Admittedly, its final binding effects could, in the short term, be further attenuated, turning the regime into a forum for harmonization.

Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union