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• Last Chance for the Conference on Disarmament?

  Published: August 12, 2007, 11:14 pm

  Tags: Conference On Disarmament, Npt, Mc Carthy, Fmt, Enmod, Btwc, Paros, Cwc, Fissile Material, Ctbt, Fmct, Bwc

  their most experienced disarmament negotiators to Capitals, the less likely it becomes that the "world's sole multilateral disarmament negotiating forum" will be able again to live up to that lofty description. Patrick Mc CarthyReferencePicture: The Council Chamber, meeting place of the Conference of Disarmament in the Palais des Nations,

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• The Power of Priming

  Published: August 8, 2007, 9:31 am

  Tags: Conference On Disarmament, United Nations, Thornton, Psychology, Priming, Perceptions, Decision Making, Diplomacy

  over a decade of floundering Conference on Disarmament (CD) meetings, prime diplomats for a new session of work? As you can see from the photo I've included with this posting, the Council Chamber's drab green and gold murals tell the tale of human suffering and toil. Heavy green curtains make sure not a sliver of daylight peeks through and the

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• Signing Off for 2007

  Published: December 14, 2007, 9:05 am

  Tags: Npt, Oslo Process, Ammunition, Cluster Munitions, Fissile Material, Nuclear Weapons, Arms Trade Treaty, Erw, Bwc, Conference On Disarmament, Small Arms, Missiles, Biological Weapons

  through the lens of the Disarmament Insight blog. Before signing off for the year and wishing all of our dedicated readers a pleasant holiday, I would like (at the risk of ruining your festive repose) to cast an eye forward to what awaits us next year.Of course, we'll have all of the usual fare:-- The Conference on Disarmament will continue

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• Disarmament Grumblefest 2008

  Published: January 10, 2008, 2:42 am

  Tags: Conference On Disarmament, Npt, Wellington, Ccw, Oslo Process, Disarmament Machinery, Perceptions, Cluster Munitions, Bwc

  up to be a busy year for disarmament in Geneva. From 21 January, the Conference on Disarmament (CD) will resume talks to try to get back to work after a decade of blockage and inertia, for instance. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will meet for the second preparatory meeting to its upcoming five-yearly review conference 2010 in Geneva

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• Spurring on the Conference on Disarmament

  Published: January 24, 2008, 1:44 pm

  Tags: Conference On Disarmament, Fmt, Negative Security Assurances, Ban Ki Moon, Paros, Nuclear Disarmament, Un Secretary General, Fissile Material, Ctbt, Fmct

  Ban Ki-moon.The 65-member Conference has been plodding along for more than 10 years now, unable to deliver a single disarmament agreement since completing its work on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in 1996 (for some background, see our posting from August 2007 entitled, "Last chance for the Conference on Disarmament?").The Conference has

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• The Second Space Race

  Published: February 14, 2008, 3:26 am

  Tags: East Asia, Europe, Military, Russia, Usa, Wmd, 2008 Conference On Disarmament, Abm, China, Nukes, Prc, Sergei Lavrov, Space Race

  Is PRC trying to duplicate America's Apollo Program or militarizing space? China's space program lags far behind that of the U.S., of course. "They're basically recreating the Apollo missions 50 years on," says Joan Johnson-Freese, chair of the National Security Studies Department at the U.S. Naval War College and an expert on

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• Dealing with Deadlock in Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations

  Published: February 12, 2008, 2:19 pm

  Tags: Conference On Disarmament, Outer Space, Mc Carthy, Ccw, Oslo Process, Deadlock, Cluster Munitions, Multilateral Negotiations, Anti Personnel Mines, Consensus, Sergey Lavrov, First Committee

  the larger powers that the Conference cannot agree disarmament or arms control measures against their respective wills. Whereas only 5 States wield vetoes in the Security Council, however, in the Conference on Disarmament all 65 member States do so.The presence of Mr. Lavrov in the Conference on Disarmament today provided a more practical

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• Arms and the Spaceman

  Published: February 15, 2008, 3:29 am

  Tags: Conference On Disarmament, Ppwt, Outer Space, Mc Carthy, Fmt, Paros, Fissile Material, Fmct, Sergey Lavrov

  deadlock in the Conference on Disarmament.So, how significant was this? Short answer: quite significant but not at all surprising. Preventing an arms race in outer space has been on the agenda of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) since 1982. Russia and China, together with five other States, presented elements of this draft

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• Civil Society Schizophrenia

  Published: February 26, 2008, 8:38 am

  Tags: Npt, Mc Carthy, Oslo Process, Cluster Munitions, Arms Trade Treaty, Bwc, Wilpf, Conference On Disarmament, Mine Ban Treaty, Unpoa, Ccw, Cluster Munition Coalition, Control Arms

  element of the Wellington conference that influenced the outcome of the meeting.Compare this with what happens in the Conference on Disarmament, another negotiating forum that features regularly on this blog. One NGO - the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - has one opportunity each year to address the Conference; on March 8,

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• Cluster Munition Convention: "Disarmament as humanitarian action"

  Published: May 30, 2008, 9:34 am

  Tags: Cluster Munition Coalition, Oslo Process, Disarmament As Humanitarian Action, Cluster Munition Convention, Dublin Conference

  commitment expressed in the conference chamber today, this may not take long.The final version of the treaty in English, French and Spanish should be available on the Dublin Conference website shortly, in addition to the Conference's procedural report.A couple of points stood out from the plethora of closing statements. The Ambassador of France

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• Ripples from Dublin

  Published: June 5, 2008, 3:08 pm

  Tags: Mine Ban Treaty, Conference On Disarmament, Mc Carthy, Ccm, Ccw, Oslo Process, Disarmament Machinery, Convention On Cluster Munitions, Reaching Critical Will, Dublin Conference

  way to wind down. But the disarmament calendar has no mercy this year it seems.The Conference on Disarmament (CD) also continues to plod along, trying - valiantly but with ever decreasing vigour it would seem - to break its now 11-year deadlock. Observing the CD's public plenary meeting on Tuesday morning was a rather surreal experience. The

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• Words of Wisdom

  Published: June 24, 2008, 12:04 pm

  Tags: Conference On Disarmament, Deadlock, Negotiations, Consensus, South Africa

  for your reading pleasure:CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENTSTATEMENT BY SOUTH AFRICA24 JUNE 2008Thank you, Madam President,At the outset, please allow me to add my delegation 's congratulations on your assumption of the Presidency of the Conference on Disarmament and to express our appreciation for the efforts undertaken by the 2008 CD Presidents thus

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