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Reflections on Iraq Webinar – 14th March 9am (UK)

VERTIC will mark the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq with a panel discussion of VERTIC staff from the period of the build-up to the invasion. Trevor Findlay, Oliver Meier, and Angela Woodward will reflect on their experience in the NGO community at the time as well as offer their perspectives in hindsight. There […]

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VERTIC participates in the IAEA Safeguards Symposium

Executive Director Larry MacFaul, and Verification and Monitoring Co-Programme Directors Alberto Muti and Grant Christopher participated in the 2022 IAEA Safeguards Symposium last week. VERTIC presented across five panels, from futures scenarios work to research on the impact of emerging and disruptive technology. The theme of the symposium was ‘Reflecting on the Past, Anticipating the […]

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NPT RevCon Side Event on Nuclear Disarmament Verification – 17th August

On 17 August in New York, VERTIC will co-host a NPT Review Conference side event on nuclear disarmament verification. Title:  Building Capacity on Multilateral Verification of Nuclear Disarmament: supporting nuclear disarmament verification research and innovation hubs in Africa, Latin America and Central Asia Date: 17 August 2022 Time: 13:10 – 14:30 (New York) Location: Conference […]

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VERTIC participates in IAEA Safeguards Scenarios Workshop

The 2022 IAEA Safeguards Symposium will take place from 31st October – 4th November this year with the theme of ‘Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future’. Alongside traditional panels and papers, the IAEA is preparing future scenarios for 2057 to stimulate thought for safeguards implementation. VERTIC participated in a three day workshop at […]

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VERTIC signs cooperation agreement with the IAEA

On 8 December 2022, VERTIC signed an agreement for Practical Arrangements on Cooperation in the area of International Safeguards with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Under the agreement, VERTIC and the IAEA will consult regularly on their activities in the area of Safeguards and will cooperate on some initiatives, with a focus on training […]

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VERTIC launches new mailing list

The new VERTIC mailing list with a Summer/Autumn 2021 email update has just been sent out. If you were not on the list then the contents from the mail can be found here. If you want to be added to the list then please signup here:

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VERTIC Commentary on the UK’s Integrated Review

Senior Researchers Dr Grant Christopher and Alberto Muti contributed to a compendium on the non-proliferation aspect in the UK's Integrated Review, published by King's College London. They argue the UK has created a tension between its nuclear strategy and fulfilment of its non-proliferation obligations. As they argue: ‘That the UK reversed a course of three-decades [...]

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