Expert mission on HCoC to South Africa - HCoC

Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union

Expert mission on HCoC to South Africa

11 April 2016

On 11 April 2016, the FRS conducted, in partnership with the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies, a mission in South Africa to promote the HCoC.

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

Christophe LAROSE, Representing the EU Delegation to the Republic of South Africa
Xavier PASCO, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research, France
Nicolas KASPRZYK, International Consultant, Institute for Security Studies, South Africa

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

SPEAKERS:

Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research, France
Gloria BAMUSI, Assistant Director of Political Affairs, Head of Disarmament Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malawi
Michiel COMBRINK, Deputy Director, Disarmament & Non-Proliferation, DIRCO, Republic of South Africa

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

Presentation by current HCoC Chair of progress and challenges relating to universality, implementation, and visibility
The role of the Code and other TCBMs in regional dynamics and the regional security environment : the view of an African signatory country
The concrete meaning of implementing the HCoC, as perceived by a signatory state

II/ CURRENT TRENDS CONCERNING BALLISTIC MISSILE TECHNOLOGIES & PROLIFERATION: GENERAL & REGIONAL VIEWS

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Jo-Ansie VAN WYK, University of University of South Africa (Unisa), Pretoria
Dr. Joelien PRETORIUS, University of the Western Cape
Mothepa SHADUNG, research fellow, ISS

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

Issues arising from dual-use technologies and related strategies
Regional analysis on the issues of proliferation and Africa
Comparative perspectives between the implementation and challenges of the 1540 Resolution and the HCoC Initiative

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

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Xavier PASCO, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research, Paris
Dr. Spencer ONUH, Director of the Nigerian Space Agency
Dr. Christiaan REDELINGHUYS, DeltaV Aerospace

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

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

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Priscilla JOHNSON
Louis HANNIE, Denel
- Presentation of the Overberg Test Range

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Nicolas KASPRZYK, International Consultant, Institute for Security Studies, South Africa
Xavier PASCO, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research, France

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All publications

The Hague Code of Conduct and the Caribbean

Caribbean states have regularly joined the HCoC since its adoption in 2002, showing a steady interest in the Code. But despite this, the current level of subscription remains low, with half of the 16 Caribbean states having signed it.

16 December 2022

All publications

Limiting the proliferation of WMD means of delivery: a low-profile approach to bypass diplomatic deadlocks

Since the creation of the HCoC in 2002, the need for more collective commitment and action to fight the proliferation of ballistic missiles has certainly not decreased. The destabilizing nature of these weapons has not changed. Non-proliferation is just less about keeping the world stable and more about not adding a risk factor to an uncertain future. The HCoC was and remains a response to that need, but certainly not the end of the quest for improvement.

17 February 2022

Other publications

North Korean Short Range Systems: Military consequences of the development of the KN-23, KN-24 and KN-25

This study focuses on the new systems introduced, and assesses their potential impact as conventional weapons and as non-conventional weapons. Through an analysis of the possible capacities of these systems, this study examines their consequences on North Korean strategy. It concludes by exploring what this change of strategy may lead to, in military terms, and in political terms, on the Korean peninsula.

3 February 2023

This project is implemented by the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique

The project is funded
by the European Union