NEW: Our new report by Bec Strating assesses military and non-military incidents at sea in the Asia Pacific. Why are we seeing more and more of these incidents and what can we do to prevent escalation? Read it here: apln.network/projects/marit…

Check out this first report under our joint VERTIC Asia-Pacific Leadership Network project on Crisis Avoidance: Preventing Dangerous Maritime Incidents and Unintended Escalation in the Asia-Pacific. More to follow...

The 4th application cycle for @IAEAorg's Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme is now open. This year, we're awarding scholarships to 200 female students - our highest number to date. If you're a woman studying nuclear related subjects, apply by 30 Sept.

Have it in you to be a #NukeNerd CAPS India? See below....

New paper by Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦 for VERTIC & Asia-Pacific Leadership Network analyses the effectiveness of three major multilateral maritime CSBMs in the Asia-Pacific. To learn about how to use CSBMs to maintain stability in the Asia-Pacific, read the full paper here: rb.gy/8ea9h.

Some great articles on the exciting work we’ve been doing! In the compliance section, I write about criminal proceedings in Micronesia against a fraudulent ship registry scheme, as well as North Korea's acceleration in vessel purchases despite UNSC sanctions.

An unprecedented joint call by over 100 medical journals for urgent steps to decrease the growing danger of nuclear war and to move rapidly to the elimination of nuclear weapons: Reducing the risks of nuclear war bmj.com/content/382/bm… #ippnw #nuclearban

Join us for a hybrid side event to the #BWCWG to launch the new VERTIC United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research BWC National Implementation Measures Database. 15 August, 13:15 CEST, Geneva and online More details 👇

🚨 VERTIC is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership 🤝 with Open Nuclear Network 🚨 Under the new MOU 📄, the orgs will enhance collaboration to facilitate joint fundraising efforts, sharing of information and project development. vertic.org/2023/08/vertic…

📢 Rangatahi o te Aotearoa 📢 Check out this great opportunity to write and publish a paper on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons!! Papers 2,000-4,000 words, closes 1 Sept. UCDisarm ☮️ Te Ao O Rongomaraeroa Student Association UN Youth NZ #nuclearban #TPNW #HumanitarianConsequences

💼 Job Opportunity! ➡️ Do you have experience with research & analysis? ➡️ Do you have knowledge of #gender issues in international security? ➡️ Are you interested in gender mainstreaming in #cybersecurity & #AI? 👀 We're looking for you! More info 🔗unidir.org/GenderSecTecAR

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30 years ago today, the team at VERTIC was the first to break the news of an underground nuclear test at the Lop Nor test site. Thank you Dr Patricia M Lewis for shedding light on how the team used commercial satellite images, USGS networks & a nascent internet to break the news!

📢 VERTIC is pleased to announce that its 📄 Model Law for National Implementation of the #1972BWC and related requirements under #UNSCR1540 is now available in all 6 UN languages! All languages now up on our website here: ⬇️ vertic.org/programmes/nim…

📢Aotearoa New Zealand government ministers just announced. NO Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, a role mandated in 1987 NZ nuclear free law. Presumably subsumed into Minister for Foreign Affairs. Again. Disappointing. #nzpol Disarmament and Security Centre NZ PeaceMovtAotearoa Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

Aotearoa New Zealand's new right-wing government has just downgraded the country's longstanding focus on disarmament by not appointing a Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control. The role is mandated by law. National governments have done this before. Very poor form. #nzpol

90 senior political, diplomatic, military and academic figures from 20 countries across the Asia-Pacific have now signed a group statement calling for the #US and #China to continue talks on arms control and non-proliferation. Read the full statement ⤵ apln.network/analysis/state…

As things continue to heat up in the South China Sea, it seems pertinent to revisit our report on crisis avoidance in the Asia-Pacific maritime domain. In this report, Tanvi Kulkarni, Frank O’Donnell @frank11285, Shata Shetty, and Angela Woodward Angela Woodward 🌻 🍉 identify six key

Very disappointing that NZ, staunch supporter of #nucleardisarmament, coudn't rustle up ANY diplomats to attend at the Nagasaki atomic bombing memorial today. Weird coincidence, given the Western boycott, DisarmamentNZ. Seriously, no-one? #nzpol Disarmament and Security Centre NZ PeaceMovtAotearoa

It's high time a woman is appointed as NZ High Commissioner to the UK, after *33* men in succession. Phil Goff's (sudden) departure leaves the way open. There are plenty of suitable candidates. #nzpol NZ High Commission in London New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade