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FRS is implementing an EU-funded project on the HCoC and ballistic missile proliferation. Find out more here

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Le 11 septembre 2025, nous nous sommes rendus à Djibouti pour un atelier de travail sur la prolifération des missiles et le HCoC, co-organisé avec le Ministère des affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale

On 4 June 2025, FRS organised a side-event in the margins of the HCoC Annual Regular Meeting in Vienna. The side-event allowed participants to reflect on the evolving drivers of ballistic missile acquisition and development.

The joint workshop “Nepali priorities in non-proliferation and disarmament: the case of missiles” held on 6–7 February 2025 in Nagarkot, Nepal, brought together Nepali, French, and UNRCPD experts to analyse the global non-proliferation architecture and Nepal’s place within it.

On 22-23 January 2025, the FRS in collaboration with the government of the Philippines hosted a regional seminar dedicated to Asia-Pacific. More than 50 participants representing 12 countries took part to this event.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Overcoming current and future challenges linked to missile proliferation: Prospective analysis and possible ways forward for the HCoC

This report, written by the HCoC Youth Group, addresses four dimensions of missile proliferation: regional concerns, transfer to non-state actors, transformation of regulatory tools, and relations to space security. It studies in particular how these developments could impact the way the Hague Code of Conduct tackles missile proliferation and proposes ways forward.

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The Growing Appeal of Missiles: Current Drivers Behind Ballistic Missile Acquisition and Development

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.

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