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BASIC’s council, experts and secretariat regularly write technical, law-based and opinion pieces for the press.

New Sanctions Aimed at Averting Wider Conflict
January 26, 2012

BASIC’s program director, Anne Penketh, was quoted by Barbara Slavin of IPS news agency in an article about new European sanctions against Iran and the consequential impact in Europe and in the Mid

Nuke Abolition: Modernisation of Atomic Arsenal Acquiring Priority
December 30, 2011

BASIC’s publication, “Beyond the United Kingdom,” has been summarized and quoted in this Global Perspectives article. The original report, authored by Ian Kearns, outlines trends among nuclear weapon states and addresses global security issues which may drive nuclear proliferation.

Damping the powder-keg: Paul Ingram responds to 'Playing with fire in the Middle East'
December 16, 2011

BASIC’s executive director, Paul Ingram authored this piece for Open Democracy. While the outlook for peace in the Middle East remains bleak, there are several factors in the region that may bring forth a sense of stability.  Many states in the region have shown restraint and caution over making extreme military moves that would result in a conflict. Ingram indicates that the Conference on a Zone Free of...

Will Israel strike Iran over Tehran's nuclear program?
November 10, 2011

Anne Penketh was interviewed on RT (Russian English language television) on November 7, 2011 about Israeli military threats against Iran prior to the publication of an International Atomic Energy Agency report.

A 'Game-Changer' in Iran?
November 09, 2011

BASIC’s executive director Paul Ingram explains that the recent release of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) report containing more details on Iran’s alleged nuclear weaponization activities will not be a “game changer”.

Nuclear powers plan weapons spending spree, report finds
November 02, 2011

The Guardian reported on BASIC’s Trident Commission discussion paper in an article on October 31, 2011, highlighting the modernization programs of the other nuclear powers. The paper was written by Dr. Ian Kearns, BASIC’s Trident Commission consultant.

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Finland to host 2012 conference on WMD-free zone in Middle East
October 21, 2011

 Anne Penketh is quoted by Elizabeth Whitman of Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency in an article on the host goverment and facilitator picked for the 2012 conference on a WMD-free zone in the Middle East.

Finland will host 2012 meeting to start talks on nuclear free Mideast
October 18, 2011

Anne Penketh was quoted by the Associated Press in an October 14 2011 article on the UN announcement that Finland will host, and provide a facilitator for, the 2012 conference on a WMD-free zone in the Middle East.

"Concern Grows Over Prospects for Middle East Disarmament Meeting"
August 25, 2011

BASIC’s Program Director Anne Penketh is interviewed by Elizabeth Whitman in this article covering the slow pace of progress toward holding a conference on a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East in 2012.

Academic lays out plan for disarmament
July 10, 2011

Recommendations from a report by BASIC board member Andrew Cottey were quoted in the Irish Evening Echo on July 11, 2010. The report was published to coincide with talks on