Call for participation – EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Next Generation Workshop 2023
On 4 December 2023, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, will organize the annual EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Next Generation Workshop. Young students and professionals, selected through a competitive process, will discuss challenging issues in the arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament field and present fresh ideas and […]
EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Next Generation Workshop 2023
Brussels - BelgiumOn 04 December 2023, the IAI, as a member of the EUNPD Consortium, organised the EU Next Generation Nonproliferation and Disarmament Workshop. The annual event, in its sixth edition, was attended by young academics in the field of non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, selected through a call for papers. During the event, participants presented their […]
Twelfth EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Conference
Brussels - BelgiumThe twelfth EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference (EUNPDC) was held on 4 and 5 December 2023 in a hybrid format at the Thon Hotel Brussels City Center in Brussels (Belgium). The Conference was organised by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) on behalf of the EU Network of Independent Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Think Tanks, gathering experts […]
Open Source Intelligence and Public Speaking Workshops: Skill Building opportunities for YWNGI Mentorship Programme participants
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI) organise an outreach event to the University of Innsbruck to engage the next generation and raise awareness on non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control issues..
Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme – 3rd Edition Final Meeting
Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme – 3rd Edition Final Meeting The VCDNP and IAI convened the final meeting of the third edition of their Mentorship Programme for young women in non-proliferation and disarmament. Participants of the final meeting of the third edition of the Mentorship Programme On 10 May 2024, the VCDNP […]
Thirteenth EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consultative Meeting
The thirteenth consultative meeting of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium was a research, reflection, and exchange event with two distinct parts. The first part of our meeting was devoted to the impact of major current factors in the evolution of non-proliferation and disarmament issues: Russia's aggressive foreign policy, emerging and disruptive technologies, the assertion […]
Gender Perspectives, Feminist Theories and Nuclear Weapons
Jannis Kappelmann M.A., Researcher and PhD Student at University of Hamburg Summer 2024 Historically, the Global Governance of Nuclear Weapons has relied on gendered assumptions, practices and speech acts - and it does to this day. Feminist activists, since the very beginning of the so-called ‘nuclear age’, were among the staunchest opposition against nuclear weapons, […]
The Global Governance of Nuclear Weapons
Jannis Kappelmann M.A., Researcher and PhD Student at University of Hamburg Summer 2024 Ever since they were built, the Global Governance of Nuclear Weapons has been a contentious topic both among politicians and political scientists. With realists frequently stressing the deterring power of nuclear weapons, liberal scholars referring to the resilience of the regime of […]
The Purposes of Nuclear Arms Control: Achievements and Failures
Dr. Ulrich Kühn & Tim Thies Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Summer 2024 For more than a decade, nuclear arms control is in a crisis that saw the stagnation and even collapse of important arms control processes. At the same time, Russia’s war against Ukraine demonstrates that […]
Launch of the 2024 Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme
Launch of the 2024 Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme On 18 September 2024, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI), as part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), launched the 4th edition of Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (YWNPD) Mentorship Programme. The Mentorship Programme, established in […]