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Disarmament Times Fall 2010
Published since 1978 by the NGO Committee on
Disarmament Times Fall 2010
Published since 1978 by the NGO Committee on
Disarmament, Peace and Security.
The NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security
and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
invite you to attend
Military Budgets and Prospects for the Future
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:15 – 2:45pm
Speakers:
Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, former chair, SIPRI Governing Board
Ms. Carina Solmirano, SIPRI researcher
Location TBA
For more information email ngocdps[at]ngocdps.org or call 212.687.5340.
When Jupiter Aligns with Mars
The NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security
and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
invite you to attend
Military Budgets and Prospects for the Future
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:15 – 2:45pm
Speakers:
Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, former chair, SIPRI Governing Board
Ms. Carina Solmirano, SIPRI researcher
Location TBA
For more information email ngocdps[at]ngocdps.org or call 212.687.5340.
When Jupiter Aligns with Mars
Reframing the Challenge of Nuclear Disarmament
Jonas Gahr Støre
As political leaders, military strategists and humanitarian activists increasingly find themselves aligned and in agreement with the urgent need for full nuclear disarmament, the focus of the debate should not be whether a world free of nuclear weapons is desirable but how to get there — and how to get there in a secure, efficient and irrevocable manner.
Read the full article.
Jonas Gahr Støre is Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Revitalizing the Disarmament Agenda
Melissa Gillis
The September 24 U.N. high level meeting to address the impasse in the Conference on Disarmament achieved little in the way of concrete action, but there was still value in the broad-ranging discussion of how best to move the global disarmament agenda forward.
Read the full article.
Melissa Gillis is the editor of Disarmament Times.
Deadlock over Iran’s Nuclear Program Continues
Alfred Nurja
Efforts to address Iran’s nuclear program have picked up steam over the past several months. Intensified international sanctions along with renewed calls by the major world powers to enter talks with Iran have sought to place pressure on Tehran to comply with international demands and suspend enrichment. Iran, meanwhile, appears determined to preserve an enrichment capability despite rising tensions over its deteriorating relations with international monitors.
Read the full article.
Alfred Nurja is a New Voices Fellow with the Washington, D.C.-based Arms Control Association.
Rhetoric vs. Reality
Jonas Gahr Støre
As political leaders, military strategists and humanitarian activists increasingly find themselves aligned and in agreement with the urgent need for full nuclear disarmament, the focus of the debate should not be whether a world free of nuclear weapons is desirable but how to get there — and how to get there in a secure, efficient and irrevocable manner.
Read the full article.
Jonas Gahr Støre is Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Revitalizing the Disarmament Agenda
Melissa Gillis
The September 24 U.N. high level meeting to address the impasse in the Conference on Disarmament achieved little in the way of concrete action, but there was still value in the broad-ranging discussion of how best to move the global disarmament agenda forward.
Read the full article.
Melissa Gillis is the editor of Disarmament Times.
Deadlock over Iran’s Nuclear Program Continues
Alfred Nurja
Efforts to address Iran’s nuclear program have picked up steam over the past several months. Intensified international sanctions along with renewed calls by the major world powers to enter talks with Iran have sought to place pressure on Tehran to comply with international demands and suspend enrichment. Iran, meanwhile, appears determined to preserve an enrichment capability despite rising tensions over its deteriorating relations with international monitors.
Read the full article.
Alfred Nurja is a New Voices Fellow with the Washington, D.C.-based Arms Control Association.
Rhetoric vs. Reality
Nuclear Policy in the Age of Obama
Jacqueline Cabasso
Barack Obama’s April 5, 2009 Prague speech has been hailed as a world-changing event. One thing is certain. Mr. Obama’s speech inspired a tidal wave of hope and opened up the space for a badly needed renewal of advocacy and action to abolish nuclear weapons. But Mr. Obama made conflicting statements in Prague, and his foreign policy has been similarly characterized by contradictory positions, rhetorically emphasizing the importance of diplomacy while in reality relying heavily on the use of force.
Read the full article.
Jacqueline Cabasso is the executive director of the Western States Legal Foundation.
Can We Disarm to Develop?
In 2009, global military spending rose to an all time high of $1531 billion. In the same year, overseas development aid fell short of promised levels at $119.6 billion, representing just 7.8 percent of annual military spending. To meet the Millennium Development Goals set by the world’s leaders in the year 2000 will require innovative new programs, but more than that, it will require significant new funding.
Read the full article.
NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security Holds Briefing on Sinking of the Cheonan
The 30 September panel discussion raised questions about the conclusion reached by the Republic of Korea’s appointed Joint Investigation Group that the Cheonan had been destroyed by a torpedo launched by North Korea.
Read the full article.
Towards a Bullet-Proof Arms Trade Treaty
Brian Wood and Alberto Estévez
The poorly regulated global trade in conventional arms and ammunition takes an enormous human toll, including contributing to hundreds of thousands of deaths, serious human rights violations and the displacement of millions each year. More than 100 states took part in the U.N. Preparatory Committee meetings at the U.N. this past July to discuss the scope, parameters and implementation of an Arms Trade Treaty to regulate such trade.
This article will be available soon and will be sent to subscribers in a special edition of Disarmament Times online.
Brian Wood is the arms control, security trade and human rights manager at the international secretariat of Amnesty International. Alberto Estévez is the advocacy coordinator of military, security and police transfers at the international secretariat of Amnesty International.
View a PDF of the Fall 2010 issue.
Jacqueline Cabasso
Barack Obama’s April 5, 2009 Prague speech has been hailed as a world-changing event. One thing is certain. Mr. Obama’s speech inspired a tidal wave of hope and opened up the space for a badly needed renewal of advocacy and action to abolish nuclear weapons. But Mr. Obama made conflicting statements in Prague, and his foreign policy has been similarly characterized by contradictory positions, rhetorically emphasizing the importance of diplomacy while in reality relying heavily on the use of force.
Read the full article.
Jacqueline Cabasso is the executive director of the Western States Legal Foundation.
Can We Disarm to Develop?
In 2009, global military spending rose to an all time high of $1531 billion. In the same year, overseas development aid fell short of promised levels at $119.6 billion, representing just 7.8 percent of annual military spending. To meet the Millennium Development Goals set by the world’s leaders in the year 2000 will require innovative new programs, but more than that, it will require significant new funding.
Read the full article.
NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security Holds Briefing on Sinking of the Cheonan
The 30 September panel discussion raised questions about the conclusion reached by the Republic of Korea’s appointed Joint Investigation Group that the Cheonan had been destroyed by a torpedo launched by North Korea.
Read the full article.
Towards a Bullet-Proof Arms Trade Treaty
Brian Wood and Alberto Estévez
The poorly regulated global trade in conventional arms and ammunition takes an enormous human toll, including contributing to hundreds of thousands of deaths, serious human rights violations and the displacement of millions each year. More than 100 states took part in the U.N. Preparatory Committee meetings at the U.N. this past July to discuss the scope, parameters and implementation of an Arms Trade Treaty to regulate such trade.
This article will be available soon and will be sent to subscribers in a special edition of Disarmament Times online.
Brian Wood is the arms control, security trade and human rights manager at the international secretariat of Amnesty International. Alberto Estévez is the advocacy coordinator of military, security and police transfers at the international secretariat of Amnesty International.
View a PDF of the Fall 2010 issue.
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Disarmament Times
Editor, Melissa Gillis
Published by
NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security
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Ph 212.687.5340
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Disarmament Times
Editor, Melissa Gillis
Published by
NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security
777 United Nations Plaza, 3B
New York NY 10017
Ph 212.687.5340
Fax 212.687.1643
Email ngocdps [at] ngocdps.org
Website http://disarm.igc.org
Copyright © 2010 Disarmament Times. All rights reserved.
We encourage you to reprint Disarmament Times articles
with permission and correct attribution.
Email ngocdps[at]ngocdps.org for more information.
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