Publications
Swedish Declaration on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
April 10, 2010
Stokholm International Peace Research Institute
Former Prime Minister of SwedenIngvar Carlsson , former Foreign Minister of Sweden, Karin Söder, former Foreign Minister of Sweden Hans Blix, SIPRI Chairman and Chairman of the Swedish Pugwash network Rolf Ekéus
Speech/Testimony
Former Swedish officials endorse the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and support concrete and practical steps towards achieving that aim. Read the Declaration.
How to Build on the Start Treaty
April 10, 2010
The New York Times
William J. Perry and George P. Shultz
Op-eds/Statements
William Perry and George Shultz in this op-ed call for “comprehensive discussions” with the Russians “…as we work our way toward ever more significant nuclear disarmament.” Read the op-ed.
A Season for Disarmament
April 4, 2010
The New York Times
Hans Blix
Op-eds/Statements
Just prior to the signing of the New START Treaty and on the eve of the Nuclear Security Summit, Mr. Blix discusses the global movement “…to free the world from nuclear weapons”. Read the op-ed.
Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons
March 25, 2010
The Globe and Mail
Jean Chrétien, Joe Clark, Ed Broadbent and Lloyd Axworthy
Op-eds/Statements
The three former Canadian officials write that, “We believe that the future of humanity is as threatened now as it was at the end of the Second World War from proliferation of nuclear weapons.” And, “We therefore support the goals of our colleagues in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Australia and call on governments and ordinary people everywhere to push for action now before it is too late. Read the op-ed.
NATO-Russia Relations
(Prospects for New Security Architecture, Nuclear Relations, CFE Treaty)
March 18, 2010
IMEMO
Alexei Arbatov, Vladimir Dvorkin, Sergey Oznobishchev, Alexander Pikaev
Reports/Studies
Despite the frequently declared focus on partnership, the NATO Russia relations have not yet reached a conflict-free and constructive level. Within the past two decades, the actual sharpness of the differences and discrepancies between the parties has not decreased; in fact, at times it has risen quite drastically. Despite the fact that none of successive Russia's presidents has ruled out the possibility of Russia's accession to NATO, the West invariably disregarded these messages. Although there is quite a number of institutions and decisions to promote European security, the task of its enhancement certainly remains relevant. It is obvious that some elements of the existing European order are extremely fragile and inefficient
