Facebook Twitter Youtube Linkedin

HCoC.at

Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union

Geneva outreach side event on HCoC

4 September 2013

On 4 September 2013, the FRS organised, on behalf of the European Union, an outreach event in support of the HCoC and ballistic missile non-proliferation. This meeting took place at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

  • Andras KOS, Minister Counsellor, Head of Section – Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Security, Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the International Organisations in Geneva
  • Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Minister, Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament

 

ROUND TABLE I: CURRENT & FUTURE CHALLENGES IN COMBATING BALLISTIC-MISSILE PROLIFERATION 

  • Camille GRAND, Director, Foundation for Strategic Research
  • Dr. Ian ANTHONY, Director, Programme on Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

 

ROUND TABLE II: THE HCoC: UNIVERSALITY, IMPLEMENTATION & VISIBILITY

  • Lucia MARTA, Researcher, Foundation for Strategic Research
  • Dr. Mark SMITH, Programme Director, Defence and Security, Wilton Park
March
2022
Issue Briefs

The Hague Code of Conduct in the Middle East

The HCoC holds special significance in the Middle East as the region is fraught with the development of ballistic arsenals, the use of missiles on the battlefield and the proliferation of such systems towards both states and non-state actors. Moreover, several ballistic missile programmes have been closely associated with WMD acquisition.

Read More »
March
2021
Issue Briefs

The HCoC and South Asia

India’s and Pakistan’s ballistic missiles are mostly designed as delivery vehicles for their nuclear weapons. While intrinsically linked to their national security, ballistic missiles also have regional security implications for South Asia. Non-proliferation and arms control efforts have so far been aimed at the bilateral level. Subscription to other instruments including the HCoC remains low in the region, although India joined the HCoC in 2016.

Read More »