Latin America and Caribbean regional seminar on HCoC

25 April 2017

On 25 April 2017, the FRS organised, on behalf of the European Union, a regional outreach seminar in Santiago (Chile) to raise awareness of ballistic missile proliferation and encourage discussions on perspectives to better address the ballistic missile proliferation threat at a regional level.

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, Foundation for Strategic Research
Dr. Xavier PASCO, Director, Foundation for Strategic Research
H.E. Ambassador Stella ZERVOUDAKI, Head of the European Union Delegation in Chile
H.E. Ambassador Alfredo LABBÉ, Especial Envoy for Nuclear and International Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile

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

PRESENTERS:

Zhangeldy SYRYMBET, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Vienna (Chair of the HCoC)
H.E. Ambassador Joachim ÖPPINGER, Austrian Ambassador to Chile
Michael PENNY, Senior Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Alexandre HOUNDAYER, Secretary General, Foundation for Strategic Research

KEY ISSUES:

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

II/ PROMOTING DISARMAMENT & NON-PROLIFERATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: TRENDS, EVOLUTIONS & THE SPECIFIC ISSUE OF BALLISTIC PROLIFERATION

PRENSENTERS:

Mônica HERZ, Associate Professor, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Institute of International Relations
Dr. Rodrigo ÁLVAREZ VALDÉS, Research Fellow, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Fernando GARCIA ROBLES, Expert, Mexico (in his own personal capacity)
Raúl BENÍTEZ MANAUT, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

KEY ISSUES:

The steps taken in the region to fight the proliferation of WMDs and their means of delivery
Confidence-building measures as a way to improve international security, non-proliferation and disarmament
Issues arising from dual-use technologies and related strategies: the specific case of ballistic missiles

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

Dr. Xavier PASCO, Director, Foundation for Strategic Research
Dr. Luis ZEA, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Major Daniel MORAGA, Ministry of Defence of Chile

KEY ISSUES:

Space development in the region
The characteristics of the development of space launch technologies
The evolution of the satellite industry and its impact upon the space launch sector

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Dr. Xavier PASCO, Director, Foundation for Strategic Research
H.E. Ambassador Alfredo LABBÉ, Especial Envoy for Nuclear and International Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile

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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.

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.

January
2020

Research Papers

Ballistic missiles and conventional strike weapons: Adapting the HCoC to address the dissemination of conventional ballistic missiles

The Hague Code of Conduct aims at curbing the proliferation of missiles capable of carrying weapons of mass destruction. Today, with an important increase in ranges, these weapons are more and more used for a conventional mission, by a variety of states. This dissemination illustrates the fact that many stakeholders master the technologies necessary to build and sustain these weapons. But it also raises questions on the possible destabilising effects of these arsenals, even when they are not linked to WMDs.

Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union