November 2019 Global Dialogue

Scroll down for resources on the 2020 IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) and the 2021 review conference for the amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (CPPNM)

Global Dialogue Meeting Information

NTI convened the 10th meeting of the Global Dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities outside of Düssedorf in Velen, Germany on November 5-6, 2019. The meeting was attended by government officials from 15 countries, representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations, the European Commission, and the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS), as well as industry and non-governmental experts from around the world.

The meeting addressed three topics:

• 2020 ICONS: First, the meeting discussed options for promoting an ambitious, forward-leaning ministerial declaration and for injecting a culture of deliverables into the ministerial segment of the 2020 IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS). This discussion was supported by an NTI paper “Promoting an Ambitious, Forward-Leaning ICONS,” by Samantha Neakrase, Senior Director of Materials Risk Management, NTI, and featured a presentation by Darren Chen, Senior Nuclear Security officer from the Division of Nuclear Security at the IAEA.
• CPPNM/A RevCon: Second, the group discussed substantive issues related to the conference to review the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (CPPNM/A RevCon), to be held in 2021, including how to review implementation of the convention and its adequacy. This discussion was supported by an NTI paper, “Key Issues for the Conference to Review the ACPPNM,” by Samantha Neakrase, and featured presentations by Tomás Bieda, Director of Nuclear Security Policies and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Energy and Mining in Argentina; Dr. Rob Floyd, Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Nonproliferation Office; and Zainab Hashmi, CBRN Terrorism Policy Advisor at the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• Regional Approaches to Nuclear Security: Finally, the group discussed regional approaches and tools for strengthening dialogue and progress on nuclear security. This discussion was supported by papers by Trevor Findlay, Senior Research Fellow at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne; Hubert Foy, Director of the African Centre for Science and International Security (AFRICIS) in Ghana; Irma Arguello; and Nilsu Goren, Program Manager of Nuclear Security at CRDF Global. Trevor Findlay and Hubert Foy presented at the meeting, as did Willem Janssens, Head of Department for the European Commission.

Meeting materials on the 2020 IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS):

• Samantha Neakrase, "Promoting an Ambitious, Forward-Leaning ICONS"

Meeting materials and related reading on the 2021 Review Conference for the Amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM):

The following is a complete collection of NTI papers and articles on the 2021 review conference for the Amended CPPNM

• Samantha Neakrase, “Strengthening Nuclear Security with a Sustainable CPPNM Regime: An Ambitious Review of theAmended CPPNM,” paper prepared for the 2020 IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security (January 2020).
• Samantha Neakrase, "Strengthening Nuclear Security with a Sustainable CPPNM Regime," June 2019, Arms Control Today.
• Samantha Neakrase, "Discussion Paper: Key Issues for the Conference to Review the Amendment to the CPPNM," paper prepared for the November 2019 meeting of the NTI Global Dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities (November 2019).
• Samantha Neakrase, "Discussion Paper: Building an Effective Nuclear Security Regime Through the Amended CPPNM," paper prepared for the February 2019 meeting of the NTI global dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities (February 2019).
• "How Can the CPPNM/A Review Conference Be Different than Other Mechanisms," prepared for the February 2019 meeting of the NTI Global Dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities (2019).
• Michelle Nalabandian and Samantha Neakrase, "Strengthening the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Facilities Regime: A Path Forward," paper prepared for the 2016 IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security (December 2016).
• Jonathan Herbach and Samantha Neakrase, "More Work to Do: A Pathway for Future Progress on Strengthening Nuclear Security," October 2015, Arms Control Today.

Related reading:

• Samantha Neakrase, "Reviving Political Momentum to Strengthen Nuclear Security" (October 28, 2019, European Leadership Network).

Meeting materials on regional tools:

• Irma Arguello, “Regional Tools to Strengthen Nuclear Security: Latin America”
• Trevor Findlay, “Regional Tools to Strengthen Nuclear Security: Asia-Pacific”
• Hubert K. Foy, “Regional Tools to Strengthen Nuclear Security: The African Continent”
• Nilsu Goren, “Regional Tools to Strengthen Nuclear Security: The Middle East”