VERTIC at 2019 PrepCom
VERTIC to host a seminar during the 2019 Preparatory Committee for the 2020 NPT Review Conference. Co-hosted with UNODA, the seminar will examine the role of verification in multilateral arms […]
2019
VERTIC mission to Senegal
On 18-19 March Senior Researcher Alberto Muti and Researcher Elena Gai visited Senegal where they presented a workshop on ‘Coordinating Stakeholders in Safeguards Reporting’.
The Curious Case of Marine Chain: The DPRK cyberscam behind a blockchain-powered maritime investment marketplace
The latest report by the UN Panel of Experts on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) published on 9 March 2019 documents the various ways in which North Korea […]
Verifying the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
In our second Verification Watch update, Senior Researcher Noel Stott provides an overview of the work and operation of AFCONE, the organisation in charge of implementing the Treaty of Pelindaba.
The Hanoi Summit and its consequences
In Trust & Verify’s first Verification Watch article, Researcher Elena Gai writes about the Hanoi Summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-Un. Before one thinks about how to […]
Science: a Force Multiplier for Disarmament
Last week, we published Trust & Verify No. 163. In the lead article, I write about science diplomacy as a concept and exemplifies this by looking at some relatively recent […]
Our new website
Regular followers of our work will know that we’ve experimented with several ways in which we can bring Trust & Verify, as well as our opinions out to the broader […]
VERTIC participates in EU CBRN CoE and BACAC conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Over 170 representatives from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern and Western Europe, the United States, various international organisations and NGOs (WHO, OIE, IFBA, EBSA, UNICRI, UNOG, ISTC, VERTIC), participated in […]
VERTIC at the 2019 Carnegie International Nuclear Conference
On March 11-12, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace held its 2019 Carnegie International Nuclear Conference. Researcher Elena Gai participated and attended meetings focused on VERTIC’s research topics.
VERTIC participates in a BWC legislative drafting workshop in Lebanon
NIM Programme Director Sonia Drobysz and Legal Officer Cédric Apercé participated in a Legislative Drafting Workshop for the Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Lebanon on 22-24 January […]