NAM Disarmament Database James Martin Center for Nonproliferation
NAM Disarmament Database James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Tracy Lyon April 18, 2017
Brief History • 1961 Belgrade Summit • “Non-aligned” with the Western or Soviet blocs • Founding principles based on selfdetermination, equality, nonintervention Photo Credit: Radio Free Europe Information credit: Potter, William C. & Mukhatzhanova, Gaukhar. Nuclear Politics and the Non-aligned Movement: Principles vs Pragmatism.
1979 Havana Declaration
Contemporary politics • End of Cold War • India, Pakistan, North Korea develop nuclear weapons • Most recent chairs: Venezuela, Iran, Egypt Photo Credit: Handout/Reuters Information resource: Potter, William C. & Mukhatzhanova, Gaukhar. Nuclear Politics and the Non-aligned Movement: Principles vs Pragmatism. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon & New York: Routledge, for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2012.
Origin • Aruni Wijewardane � Ambassador-in-residence at CNS 2011 -2013 • Dr. Potter and Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova � Nuclear Politics and the Non-Aligned Movement • Research for academics and government officials Photo Credit: Vos Iz Neias
Goal • Archive all political positions and statements made by NAM in multilateral disarmament fora: • Documents from NAMmeetings • Statements • Officialcommunications • Workingpapers • United Nations records = NAM member = NAM observer Image credit: Ichwan Palongengi
Database at present Still to come. . . NAM Summits � NPT Rev. Cons/Prep. Coms � � � IAEA �General Conferences �Board of Governors Meetings � First Committee OEWG NAM Coordinating Bureau � � Special Sessions on Disarmament � Disarmament Commission � Conference on Disarmament
How to Search for Information Meetings � Official documents of NAM statements, categorized by meeting � Thematic Summaries � Summaries of NAM statements from each meeting, categorized by topic and sub-topic � Topics. Tables � Table of summarized statements from each meeting, categorized by topic and sub-topic �
NAM Disarmament Database cns. miis. edu/nam OR CNS website (nonproliferation. org) > “Research” > “Publications” > “NAM Disarmament Database”
Potential New Additions • Resources- books, articles, websites • Analysis - news and insights • Country Profiles - additional info Photo Credit: El País
NAM and the nuclear weapons ban • Analysis from: 1 st Committee � OEWG � NPT Rev. Cons/Prep. Coms � Humanitarian impact-related conferences � Nayarit, Oslo, Vienna � Photo Credit: ICAN • Partnership with Quid
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