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The Acronym Institute for Disarmament DiplomacyThe Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy has been working since 1995 to promote effective approaches to international security, disarmament and arms control. Engaging with governments and civil society, Acronym provides reporting, analysis and strategic thinking on a range of issues relevant to peace and security, with special emphasis on treaties and multilateral initiatives. The Acronym Institute publishes the journal Disarmament Diplomacy, with comprehensive overview of news, events and documentation relating to disarmament negotiations and developments in proliferation. Founding Director & Editor: Dr Rebecca Johnson
rej@acronym.org.uk The Acronym Institute is grateful to the Ford Foundation, the Ploughshares Fund, and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust for their enabling support of our work and publications, including this website. HighlightsUN First Committee and General Assembly, 63rd Sessions, September - December 2008
Full analysis of the 63rd UN First Committee will be published in Disarmament Diplomacy No. 89, early in 2009. Acronym Institute director Rebecca Johnson attended the UN First Committee in New York. For week-by-week reporting and analysis on the First Committee, see the First Committee Monitor, produced by Reaching Critical Will and supported by Acronym Institute and other NGOs:
Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.88, Summer 2008
Disarmament Documentation, November 2008Disarmament Documentation is a compilation of recent official documents and statements relevant to arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament.
NATO Defence Ministers' Informal Meeting, October 2008Acronym consultant Martin Butcher will be covering the NATO Defence Ministers' Informal Meeting in Budapest, Hungary on 9 and 10 October on his NATO Monitor blog at: You can also view coverage of previous meetings and the run up to the current meeting on the blog. CTBT On-site Inspection Exercise, September 2008Rebecca Johnson observes the CTBT On-site inspection exercise in Kazakhstan.
BWC Meeting of Experts (MX), 18 - 22 August 2008The second Meeting of Experts takes place this week in Geneva. The reports below are written and produced by the BioWeapons Prevention Project and with support from the Acronym Institute. Reports from Geneva
US - Poland Missile Defence Agreement, August 2008The US and Poland have signed an agreement concerning deployment of ground-based ballistic missile defence interceptors to be based in Poland, as part of the US Missile Defence programme. Whilst the US argues that missile defence is not targeted at Russia, the programme has proved highly controversial and detrimental to NATO-Russia relations, particularly as key components such as these interceptors are based in the territory of former Warsaw pact countries.
Proliferation in Parliament, Summer 2008Latest developments and debate from the UK Parliament. March - July 2008
The UK and Nuclear Weapons, July 2008
Nuclear Non-Proliferation News, June 2008This month's edition includes information on:
NPT Preparatory Committee meeting, April - May 2008The second PrepCom for the 2010 NPT Review Conference took place in Geneva from 28 April to 9 May 2008. Rebecca Johnson, Executive Director of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy participated, and her analyses are available below. For NGO updates and the main statements and documents from the PrepCom see also Reaching Critical Will. Latest Updates and Briefings
Webcasts from Geneva
Reports from Disarmament Diplomacy
NATO Summit, 2 - 4 April 2008NATO Heads of State and Government met in Bucharest against a backdrop of strained relations between the US and Russia, particularly concerning missile defence and the siting of US missile defence bases in Poland and the Czech Republic. NATO also faces increasingly difficult conditions in Afghanistan.
Read Martin Butcher's blog on the Summit at: http://natobucharest.blogspot.com/ © 2008 The Acronym Institute |