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In July, 122 states voiced support for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The treaty will enter into force 90 days after 50 states ratify it. But what effect, if any, could this treaty have given that none of the nuclear weapon states have signed it? And if a goal of the treaty – as stated in its preamble – is to bring about complete nuclear disarmament, how could this be achieved through further treaty developments or other efforts?
WHAT: An on-the-record discussion co-hosted by The Washington Foreign Law Society and The Stimson Center on the prospects of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and how complete nuclear disarmament can be achieved. A light lunch will be served.
WHERE: The Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington DC, 20036
WHEN: Wednesday, December 6, 2017; 12-2:00 pm with a light lunch served
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Featuring:
Barry M. Blechman is co-founder of the Stimson Center and served as chairman of Stimson’s Board from 1989 to 2007, and returned to the Board in 2014. He also serves as a Trustee of Whittier College in Los Angeles. Blechman founded DFI International Inc., a research consultancy, in 1984, and served as its CEO until the company’s sale in 2007. He has taught at several universities and written extensively on national security issues.
Ambassador James E. Goodby is an Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He participated in the creation of the IAEA and the negotiation of the limited nuclear test ban and other treaties and agreements. His most recent book is “Approaching the Nuclear Tipping Point: Cooperative Security in an Era of Global Change” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017).
Cymie Payne is Associate Professor at Rutgers University. She was legal counsel for the environmental damage reparations program of the UN Compensation Commission following the 1990-1991 Gulf War. Her scholarship is referenced in the UN International Law Commission reports on “Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict.”
Mallory Stewart is Nonresident Fellow in the WMD, Nonproliferation, and Security program at the Stimson Center. Her areas of expertise include nonproliferation and arms control law. Prior to joining Stimson, Stewart was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Emerging Security Challenges and Defense Policy in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (AVC) at the U.S. Department of State.
Brian Finlay (Opening Remarks) is the President and CEO at Stimson. His areas of expertise include nonproliferation, transnational crime, counter-trafficking, supply chain security and private sector engagement. Finlay is also an Adjunct Instructor in the School of International Service at American University in Washington.
Debra Decker (Moderator) is Stimson Senior Advisor and member of the Board of Governors of the Washington Foreign Law Society. She has more than 20 years of experience developing policies and managing processes in the private and public sectors and is a subject matter expert in the field of risk management. She is also president of Decker Advisors, LLC, a firm focused on developing solutions to complex national security problems.