Nuclear Disarmament

“Canada and the elusive fissile material ban: Old wine in new bottles?”

November 1, 2016

Commentary by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation
Published by OpenCanada.org
November 1, 2016

Amb. (Ret) Paul Meyer is Adjunct Professor of International Studies and Fellow in International Security, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada; and Senior Fellow in Space Security, The Simons Foundation.

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Nuclear Disarmament

“Canada and the elusive fissile material ban: Old wine in new bottles?”

Last week, the Canadian-led resolution on a "Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons" (L65) was adopted by the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly with wide support. Visit OpenCanada.org at the link below for Paul Meyer's commentary on how effective the "High Level Preparatory Group" it establishes will be in generating a draft treaty text.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"Hard and soft linkages between nuclear and conventional disarmament"

October 30, 2016

contribution by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow 
The Simons Foundation 
"Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament in the Twenty-first Century"
UNODA Occasional Papers - No. 28
October 2016

 

"Hard and soft linkages between nuclear and conventional disarmament"
Nuclear Disarmament

“Former IAEA director general: Japan can lead in banning nukes”

Dr. Hans Blix says Japan should take the lead in efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons. Visit The Asahi Shimbun at the link below for their recent interview with Dr. Blix.
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Nuclear Disarmament

“Former IAEA director general: Japan can lead in banning nukes”

October 30, 2016

Interview with Dr. Hans Blix
Published by The Asahi Shimbun
October 30, 2016

Dr. Hans Blix, Swedish diplomat, was Chair of The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, Head of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and is a Peace Leader at The Simons Foundation.

“INTERVIEW/ Former IAEA director general: Japan can lead in banning nukes”
Nuclear Disarmament

“Canada must show up for a nuclear weapons ban negotiation”

October 28, 2016

Commentary by Paul Meyer
The Simons Foundation Senior Fellow
Published by The Hill Times
October 28, 2016

Amb. (Ret) Paul Meyer is Adjunct Professor of International Studies and Fellow in International Security, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada; and Senior Fellow in Space Security, The Simons Foundation.

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Nuclear Disarmament

“Canada must show up for a nuclear weapons ban negotiation”

Visit The Hill Times for commentary by Paul Meyer on Canada's position related to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee resolution, "Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations" (L41), adopted on October 27th, which authorizes negotiation of a nuclear weapons ban.
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Nuclear Disarmament

“Promising Initiatives for Changing the Discourse”

October 25, 2016

Presentation by Jennifer Allen Simons, C.M., Ph.D., LL.D.
Founder and President, The Simons Foundation
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Symposium: The Fierce Urgency of Nuclear Zero: Changing the Discourse
Santa Barbara, CA
October 23-25, 2016

2016 Promising Initiatives for Changing Discourse - Nuclear Age Peace Symposium, Santa Barbara.pdf
Disarmament Education

2016-2017 GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED. Four awards of $5,000 are available through the 2016-2017 GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation competition offered by The Simons Foundation and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of Global Affairs Canada (GAC). Click here for more information and to apply by December 5, 2016.
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Space and Cyber Security

“Prospects for Progress on Space Security Diplomacy”

October 20, 2016

Presentation by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation
Space Security Index side event Tracking Space Security: Are We Ready to Go Live? held during the United Nations General Assembly First Committee
UN Headquarters
October 18, 2016

 

Prospects for Progress on Space Security Diplomacy - presentation by Paul Meyer, UNGA First Committee side event, October 18 2016.pdf
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