‘The Road to Hell’ – article by Dr. Blix in The New Statesman (22 February 2012)

To read the article – ‘The Road to Hell’

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Hans Blix on non-proliferation and disarmament at Brussels IV Dinner (February 2012)

Brussels IV Dinner speech by Hans Blix 3 Feb 2012        As delivered I am happy to have the opportunity to speak to so many experts on non-proliferation and disarmament and to see so many old friends. I must start, however, by joining those who have already expressed our sadness that one strong and intelligent voice is missing – Therese Delpech. [...]

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The Iranian Nuclear Dilemma: Risk of an Iraq Sequel?

Dr. Blix participates in a discussion at the National Iranian American Council: The Iranian Nuclear Dilemma: Risk of an Iraq Sequel?

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Bridging the Security/Development Divide: Engaging Public and Private Sector Stakeholders

Johan Bergenäs gave a presentation at Uppsala University on December 7, 2011. Link to pdf

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Hans Blix: Iraq 2003 – The memoirs of three war leaders

Hans Blix on the memoirs of three war leaders: Tony Blair, George W. Bush and John Howard.   Dr. Blix, who headed the UNMOVIC inspections in Iraq,  reviews the arguments put forward by these leaders during the lead-up to the Iraq invasion in 2003.  Click here to download the article.

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Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas – Bridging the Divide: Security and Development Capacity‐Building in Southeast Asia

New article written by Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas from the Stimson Center: http://www.stimson.org/images/uploads/research-pdfs/Bridging_the_Divide_-_Security_and_Development_Capacity-Building_in_Southeast_Asia.pdf

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Global Zero Conference in London 22 June 2011

Hans Blix in panel on ‘building an international commitment’ As delivered Global Zero has been dedicated and successful in building much popular commitment for nuclear disarmament and it is striking that the list of supporters comprise a very large number of former ministers in many countries.  It is also welcome and encouraging that Presidents Obama and Medvedev and the SG [...]

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Johan Bergenäs (The Stimson Center) participates in a panel discussion in Almedalen (in Swedish)

“Hållbarheten är eftersatt! Hur försvarar vi våra flöden?” (July, 2011) Click here to view a video recording of the seminar.

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Hans Blix: The state and perspective for nuclear disarmament

Paper for the Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum Stockholm 13 – 14 Jun 2011. It is difficult to say something positive about the current state of nuclear disarmament or to be optimistic about the perspective for the immediate future. After the first half of 2010 we seem to be stuck. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty will not be submitted [...]

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Hans Blix: Fewer wars but everywhere and with new means and methods

There are now fewer wars between states. We must hope that this development that does not regrettably comprise Africa will lead governments to drastically reduce military expenditures which globally amount to more than 1.500 billion dollars annually.  At the same time we must protect ourselves against other and more diffuse threats than improbable wars between great powers, invading armies or [...]

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