In this special episode of In The Zone we have taken some of the best bits from our recent webinar, organized in collaboration with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, featuring four representative perspectives on the Iranian nuclear deal and its relationship with the proposal to set up a WMD-Free Zone across the Middle East.
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What role for the other parties to the JCPOA?
In recent months, the focus on the Iran Nuclear Deal (the JCPOA) has been on the United States (who unilaterally withdrew from the agreement under the Trump presidency) and on Iran (who subsequently started to stop compliance with all of the agreement’s terms).
CND conference – Working for Peace in the Middle East
METO is delighted to confirm our participation in the upcoming online CND conference titled Working for Peace in the Middle East on 22nd May, 2021. Directors Sharon Dolev and Emad Kiyaei will speak on the panel “Voices from the Middle East: can the region be nuclear-free?” from 1pm to 2:10pm.
USA, Iran and the Nuclear Deal: What Role for the Other Parties?
Invitation to a webinar Date: Tuesday, 6th April Time: 16:00 Beijing, 12:30 Tehran, 11:00 Jerusalem, Moscow 10:00 Berlin, Cairo, 9:00 London
In The Zone – Episode 6 – Wael Al Assad
In episode 6 of In The Zone, Sharon Dolev and Paul Ingram interview Wael Al Assad, currently a senior adviser to the Qatari National Committee for the prohibition of weapons and a senior fellow on the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone project. In this interview,Continue reading “In The Zone – Episode 6 – Wael Al Assad”
METO statement marking International Women’s Day, 2021
This International Women’s Day, the Middle East Treaty Organisation (METO) celebrates the women central to global peacebuilding and disarmament. METO is proud to be led by a woman and, as a team, is 50% composed of women of colour who embody a diverse range of individuals contributing to the effort to research into, promote andContinue reading “METO statement marking International Women’s Day, 2021”
In The Zone – Episode 5 – Renata Dwan
In the fifth episode of In The Zone, published on March 8th 2021 to coincide with International Women’s Day, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview Renata Dwan, former head of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and current Senior Executive Officer of Chatham House in the UK. In this interview, Renata talks aboutContinue reading “In The Zone – Episode 5 – Renata Dwan”
METO marks TPNW entry into force on social media
As part of our busy start to the new year, METO has launched its new social media campaign to kick off 2021. Our new Instagram page was launched, joining our existing Twitter and Facebook pages, with an impressive steady increase in followers as attention was directed to our social media presence.
In The Zone – Episode 4 – Karim Haggag
In the fourth podcast in our series, In The Zone, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview Ambassador Karim Haggag from Egypt, a career diplomat with over 25 years of service, who is now a professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. In this interview,Continue reading “In The Zone – Episode 4 – Karim Haggag”
The Middle East: Is there light at the end of the Long Corridor?
Marc Finaud, Tony Robinson, and Mona Saleh[i] Recent developments in the Middle East and the arrival of the Biden administration offer unique opportunities to improve regional security. However, obstacles on the way to such progress have far from disappeared.