What is the role of extra-regional States in the Middle East WMD-Free Zone? 🌍 Join us at the #NPT #PrepCom to explore key issues including the zone of application, negative security assurances and maritime aspects. 🗓️ 28 April 📍 New York and online 👉 unidir.org/WMDZoneX

UNIDIR’s Middle East WMD-Free Zone Project enhances analytical and technical capacity to develop novel perspectives on regional security in the Middle East   🌍💡🤝 Explore the project   👇 unidir.org/mewmdfz

UNIDIR's Middle East WMD-Free Zone Timeline is an interactive tool that follows the evolution of the Zone through key events in over 6️⃣0️⃣ years of diplomatic efforts 📚💬⬇️ 👉 unidir.org/timeline

Join our NPT side event today on the role of Extra Regional States in the Middle East WMD Free Zone. Panel features officials of P5 to see how these states could support the establishment of MEWMDFZ. 🕗19:15-20:30 (CET) Stephan Klement 🇪🇺 Chen Zak United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research unidir.org/event/explorin…

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📢 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: #SALWFellowship in the Caribbean region for mid-level practitioners! 📅 28 July – 15 Aug 2025 📍 Trinidad & Tobago ⏳ Deadline: 15 May 🔗 More info: bit.ly/SALW-Fellowship

UNIDIR is profoundly saddened to learn of the passing of Ambassador Wael Al Assad, a distinguished Jordanian diplomat, UNIDIR Senior Fellow and strong voice on disarmament issues. We extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

What is the role of extra-regional States in the Middle East WMD-Free Zone? 🌍 Our recent #NPT #PrepCom side event explored this question, including perspectives on protocol ratification, the zone of application and negative security assurances. 🎥➡️ bit.ly/3Z6qDYi

What is the future of the IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ Small Quantities Protocol in the Middle East amid recent regional developments? 📖 Read Fateme Fazel’s new commentary to learn more about the Protocol, its history and its implications for the Middle East WMD-Free Zone: unidir.org/NPTMidEast

How are regional dynamics shaping WMD proliferation in the Middle East? Join us on 18 June for the launch of our new report on how the #WMDFZ initiative can strengthen security in the region. 🗣️ With Jeremy Issacharoff, Khaled Shamaa, Abdolrasool Divsallar & Chen Zak 🗓️unidir.org/CombWMDME

New publication! Combating WMD in the Middle East Read my paper with United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research to see how Arab states, Iran, and Israel are adjusting their WMD policies to regional security dynamics and military trends. THREAD on key findings and policy options/ 1 unidir.org/publication/co…

I thank ME #WMDFZ United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Chen Zak Sarah Ruth Opatowski @AlAlbluwi for the support. Also thanks to Dave DesRoches Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل Pavel Podvig Mousavian Andrey Baklitskiy Inna Rudolf Mohammed Baharoon Aziz Alghashian Abdulkhaleq Abdulla Jeremy Issacharoff and other 26 experts and officials who shared

Thread. Most important thing you’ll read this week. New Abdolrasool Divsallar paper, for United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research / Chen Zak looks at #MiddleEast #WMD AGSI Gulf Int'l Forum U.S. Central Command United States Strategic Command Middle East Institute Azure Strategy Chatham House MENA Atlantic Council Middle East Programs Stimson Center Institute for the Study of War RUSI IISS News

Join this timely virtual lunch of my new United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research report to hear Israeli, Arab, and Iranian view about non proliferation & disarmament. Jeremy Issacharoff, Amb. Khaled Shamaa and I will discuss key findings of the report with Chen Zak. unidir.org/event/virtual-…

Even by its own inaccurate interpretation of its obligations, Iran has to wait 180 days before introducing nuclear material to this facility, but my guess is that obligation isn’t going to dictate Iran’s next move, especially given it’s already been found in non-compliance.

Join us June 18 for this very timely discussion with Abdolrasool Divsallar, Jeremy Issacharoff, and Amb. Khaled Shamaa unidir.org/event/virtual-… x.com/Divsallar/stat…

1... Not every morning do you get to wake up to discover that your name and photo are included in a so-called ‘trove of documents’ that the IRGC allegedly managed to steal from the Israelis, but this was such a morning.

5. It highlights the importance of feminist allies like the wonderful Elai Rettig, who wrote that it would be good to “turn this into a female panel and show the female students...it’s possible to focus on nuclear issues, and not only on environmental issues”.

מה צופן העתיד לפרוטוקול לפיקוח על חומרים גרעיניים בכמויות קטנות של ה-IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ במזרח התיכון לאור ההתפתחויות האחרונות באזור? 📖 קראו את המאמר החדש של פאטמה פאזל כדי לדעת עוד על הפרוטוקול, תולדותיו והשפעתו על פירוז המזרח התיכון מנשק להשמדה המונית: unidir.org/NPTMidEast

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