Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova Articles

Looking Backward and Forward: Day 1 of the 2013 NPT PrepCom

The second session began on April 22, 2013 as scheduled.

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Implementation of the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Action Plan

An updated report released ahead of the 2nd NPT PrepCom.

Implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan

An updated report on implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan’s disarmament section released ahead of the 2nd NPT PrepCom.

Nuclear Politics and the Non-Aligned Movement

SEPT. 25: Launch of book by CNS Experts on the largest grouping of states addressing nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation issues.

Expert Insights: 2012 International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) General Conference

In the lead up to the 2012 General Conference, CNS and VCDNP have prepared a series of Fact Sheets on the on-going issues facing IAEA member states.

Calm Before The Storm? Low-Key NPT PrepCom Meeting Avoids Acrimony

Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova June 2012 On May 11, 2012, the Preparatory Committee [PrepCom] for the 2015 Review Conference [RevCon] of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty [NPT] concluded its first two-week session in Vienna under the chairmanship of Ambassador Peter Woolcott of Australia. Uniformly described as smooth and business-like, the 2012 PrepCom meeting accomplished most of its tasks […]

FAQ: The 2012 Middle East Conference

MAY 8, 2012: Q&A with CNS experts, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova and Chen Kane.

NFWZ Clearinghouse

William Potter, Leonard Spector, Lawrence Scheinman, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Nikolai Sokov April 28, 2010 Introduction Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones (NWFZs) are recognized as important tools of international nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. In 2009, both the Central Asian NWFZ Treaty and the African NWFZ Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba) entered into force. NWFZs now cover 116 countries including the entire territory of the southern hemisphere. […]

Russian Nuclear Industry Reforms: Consolidation and Expansion

Atomenergoprom, an integrated corporation for the consolidation of Russia’s nuclear industry.

An Alleged “Nuclear Device” in Western Kazakhstan Is a Non-Nuclear Installation

A Kazakh parliamentarian announced Kazakhstan still possessed a nuclear explosive device. However, the device is actually a research installation for high-pressure physics experiments.