And Egypt walked out…
A couple of years ago, during a statement by Iran, the EU attempted a walkout from the NPT Review Conference. They didn’t announce it, they didn’t coordinate it too well …
A couple of years ago, during a statement by Iran, the EU attempted a walkout from the NPT Review Conference. They didn’t announce it, they didn’t coordinate it too well …
“Yes, but we need to take into consideration the complex and diverse views in NATO.” If I got a penny any time a diplomat said this to me at the …
A desire to be consistent in nuclear policy is the justification the Dutch have given for not joining along with more than 70 other states in a joint statement on …
Will the Netherlands lead the way to nuclear disarmament? Read More »
Geneve, woensdag 25 april 2013. Het is de derde dag dat wij als Crash Course studenten ons in het VN gebouw bevinden, temidden van delegaties en campagnevoerders, allemaal rondom het …
In my bookshelf I have a copy of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends & Influence People. I haven’t read it. Yet. Why would a twenty year old man, content-with-life, have …
A day full of workshops, talks and discussion lies ahead of us when we wake up in our Hostel in Geneva. The final day for the NGO’s to prepare for …
(Published 23 April): The Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) will hold a side event today at 13.15 in the Assembly Hall. The group of ten countries has submitted several working …
ICAN: not the latest Apple gadget, but an abbreviation for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons. ICAN is a network of NGOs focused on the fight against atomic bombs. …
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Het voelde als eeuwen maar eindelijk is het moment aangebroken; Eerst te mogen deelnemen aan International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Meeting en vanaf vandaag natuurlijk meedoen aan NPT …
Het is de eerste dag van de NPT PrepCom en we staan om 6 uur naast ons bed. Duffe ogen, nette pakjes aan, hup in de rij. Wat kunnen we …