The first Meeting of the States Parties to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will convene in Vienna, Austria at the end of June 2022. This seminal diplomatic meeting of states that argue nuclear weapons undermine global security occurs at a time marked by unprecedented anxiety over potential nuclear weapon use. Yet, academic debates in nuclear politics have for decades been dominated by questions related to nuclear deterrence, proliferation, and nonproliferation. Studies on nuclear disarmament have long received relatively little attention in mainstream scholarly discourse. As the TPNW emerges as a new element in the landscape of multilateral nuclear diplomacy, academic inquiry must keep pace with political realities.

Moderated by Matthew Fuhrmann, the panel features Rebecca Davis Gibbons, Kjølv Egeland, Hassan Elbahtimy, Stephen Herzog, Tamara Patton, and Olamide Samuel.

The panel is convened by MTA as part of the Research Network on Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence.

While this virtual event is on the record, the event organizers prohibit any attendees, including journalists, from audio/visual recording or distributing parts or all of the event program without prior written authorization.

This seminar explores the territorial dimensions of enduring internal rivalries (EIRs), which are defined as protracted domestic violent conflicts between governments and insurgent groups.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Matthew Fuhrmann will present an MTA seminar on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 entitled "The Consequences of Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation" in the Belfer Center Library, beginning at 9:30am.

This project seeks to explain when and why states engage in civilian nuclear cooperation. It advances a general theoretical argument that states exchange nuclear technology to meet security-related objectives.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Matthew Fuhrmann, ISP/MTA Fellow will present a seminar entitled "Taking a Walk on the Supply Side: The Determinants of Civilian Nuclear Cooperation." The abstract for his presentation can be read by clicking on the title of the presentation above.