Partners
The Nuclear Security Project works with organizations around the world, building on the global momentum inspired by the Wall Street Journal op-eds by the four principals. Partners -- which include the organizations below as well as leadership networks -- play an important role in creating the political space for dialogue, education, and action on the vision and steps toward a world free of nuclear weapons, engaging elite audiences in an ongoing discussion about today's nuclear threats and increasing public awareness and understanding of the consequences of inaction.
NSP Project Partners focus on analytic studies related to the vision and steps, as well as encouraging dialogue in their regions:
Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
EDAM is an independent think tank based in Istanbul, Turkey. As a partner of the NSP, EDAM will convene meetings and produce policy papers and briefs on Turkish perspectives relating to nuclear policy and nuclear threat reduction. EDAM will also launch a Turkish language web site dedicated to nuclear issues.
Delhi Policy Group
The Delhi Policy Group is an independent policy organization based in New Delhi. As a partner to the NSP, the DPG is convening seminars, workshops, and roundtables for the strategic, policy, and military communities to discuss issues relating to the nuclear threat, including, how to reach lower numbers of strategic arsenals, doctrinal challenges to reaching a world free of nuclear weapons, and an examination of different interpretations of zero. DPG will also produce a series of publications on these issues.
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nstitute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
IPCS is an independent, nonpartisan institute based in New Delhi which conducts independent research on conventional and non-conventional security issues in the region and shares findings with policy makers and the public. As a partner of the NSP, IPCS organizes events in India and produces research.
Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO)
IMEMO is a Moscow-based research organization founded in 1956 to inform public policy regarding economic, political, and strategic affairs. As a partner of the NSP, IMEMO convenes workshops in Moscow to discuss nuclear issues and produces workshop reports.
Lowy Institute
The Lowy Institute for International Policy is an independent policy think tank based in Sydney, Australia, working to generate new ideas and dialogue on international developments and Australia's role in the world. As an NSP partner, Lowy holds consultations on nuclear issues with officials, experts and opinion-makers in Australia and Asian states, hosts public events on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament and explores fresh policy approaches.
The Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA)
JIIA is a leading think tank in Japan affiliated with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Founded in 1959 by former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, the Institute publishes widely on issues and trends affecting Japanese foreign policy and international security. As a partner of the NSP, JIIA collaborates with the Lowy Institute for International Policy to explore perspectives on US extended deterrence in East Asia and examine how changes in US extended deterrence policy will affect stability in the region.
Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation (NPS Global)
NPS Global is a private institution based in Argentina, committed to promoting awareness of WMD threats. As a partner of the NSP, NPS Global produces research papers and hosts workshops with a special focus on the role of Latin America in promoting a world free of nuclear weapons.
Press Release on NPS Global Partnership
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
PRIF was founded in 1970 by the government of the state of Hesse as an independent foundation. With more than 60 staff members, PRIF is the largest as well as the oldest peace research institute in Germany. As a partner of the NSP, PRIF produced a series of analytical papers.
Press Release on the PRIF Partnership
PIR Center
The PIR Center is a Moscow-based independent nongovernmental organization which carries out research, as well as educational, public awareness and publishing activities and provides consulting services. As a partner of the NSP, the PIR Center engages in capacity building and outreach activities in Russia.
Press Release on PIR Center Partnership
The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
The Polish Institute of International Affairs is an independent think-tank based in Warsaw, Poland. As a partner of the NSP, PISM convenes workshops and publishes reports on Central and Eastern European perspectives on reducing the role of nuclear weapons in European security, missile defense, and NATO-Russian relations.
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
RUSI is an independent think tank based in London and focused on defense and security matters. As a partner of the NSP, RUSI convenes events, produces analytic reports, and holds consultations on nuclear issues with officials, experts and opinion-makers in the United Kingdom.
Stockholm International Peace and Research Institute (SIPRI)
SIPRI was founded in 1966 at the recommendation of a Swedish Royal Commission, "to conduct research on questions of conflict and cooperation of importance for international peace and security." In cooperation with the NSP, Ambassador Rolf Ekéus, chairman of SIPRI's Governing Board and NTI board member, leads an effort to engage key non-nuclear weapon states in a senior-level dialogue on the vision and steps towards a nuclear weapons free world.
