Latin America & Caribbean outreach seminar on HCoC

1 July 2014

On 1 July 2014, the FRS organised, on behalf of the European Union, a regional outreach seminar to raise awareness of ballistic missile proliferation and encourage discussions on perspectives to better address the ballistic missile proliferation threat at a regional level. This event was held in collaboration with the Republic of Peru, at the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lima.

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, Foundation for Strategic Research
H.E. Irene HOREJS , Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Peru
Amb. Juan Fernando ROJAS SAMANEZ, Vice Minister of Foreign Relations, Republic of Peru

I/ THE REGIONAL STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT

Dr. Raúl BENÍTEZ MANAUT, Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Andrés GÓMEZ DE LA TORRE ROTTA, Professor and Former Director, National School of Intelligence, Lima

KEY ISSUES:

Arms control and regional security
Security and missile technologies in the region

II/ REGIONAL DYNAMICS CONCERNING SPACE-LAUCH & BALLISTIC TECHNOLOGIES

Dr. Xavier PASCO, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research
Dr. Gustavo HENRÍQUEZ CAMACHO, Secretary General, Space Agency of Peru
Rosa María RAMÍREZ DE ARELLANO Y HARO, Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs and Space Security, Mexican Space Agency

KEY ISSUES:

Issues arising from dual-use technologies and related strategies
Regional ballistic and space-launch programmes and capabilities

III/ THE HCoC AGAINST THE PROLIFERATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILES: UNIVERSALITY, IMPLEMENTATION & VISIBILITY

Amb. Jacek BYLICA, Principal Advisor and Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, European External Action Service
Minister Hugo FLORES, Director for Defence and Security, Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hellmut LAGOS, Deputy Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

KEY ISSUES

The EU Strategy to combat the proliferation of WMD delivery systems
Presentation by current HCoC Chair of progress and challenges relating to HCoC universality, implementation and visibility
The role of the Code and other TCBMs in regional dynamics and the regional security environment

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Dr. Xavier PASCO, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research

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April
2024

Research Papers

The Rise of Small Launchers: What Impact on Ballistic Missile Proliferation?

This paper recalls the state of ballistic missile proliferation at the time of the adoption of the Code, before delving into the genesis of the Code and especially the various reports and meetings that promoted the adoption of a supply-side multilateral instrument. It describes the conferences and diplomatic efforts that led to the Code in 2002. It also explains why the Code ended up the way it is today with modest ambitions but concrete outcomes.