ISF International Security Forum

Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 11:00 - 12:30

Hosted by the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation

In its Final Document, the 2010 Review Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) endorsed that in 2012, a conference shall be convened – to be attended by all states of the Middle East – on the establishment of a zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. While agreement on such an endeavor has been decisive for the adoption of a final document of the NPT Review Conference, it remains unclear which states would be invited, which topics would be discussed, and what the outcome of such a conference could be. This panel will look at the various issues concerned, including the Iranian nuclear program, uncertainties about Syria’s nuclear intentions, Israel’s nuclear status, as well as Syria, Egypt and Israel’s non-accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention. Solutions to these issues will be essential for the preservation of the non-proliferation regime.

Listen to Nuclear Weapons and the Middle East (Audio)

Chair

Oliver Thränert
Senior Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin

Speakers

Ariel Levite
Nonresident Senior Associate, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC, US

Nabil Fahmy
Chair, Middle East Project, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey, CA, US
Dean, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), The American University in Cairo, Egypt

Michael Eisenstadt
Senior Fellow and Director, Military and Security Studies Program, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, US

More on Discussion Topic

Nuclear Weapons and Middle East, Nuclear Weapons Control and Middle East

Location

Orange Room