Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation
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The Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation – NPSGlobal is a private, non-profit institution with the goal of reducing risks derived from proliferation and use of arms. It has a special emphasis on weapons of mass destruction
. The Foundation has 5 major programs:
A key project within the program is the information service called Global Security Online.
Ongoing projects:
Postgraduate Course in Disarmament and Nonproliferation, 380 teaching hours
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nonproliferation Seminar, 24 teaching hours
The goal is to facilitating the design of public policies, strategies, plans, projects, and a wise decision making process, supplying appropriate and opportune information.
Some of the organizations that have developed links of reciprocal cooperation with NPSGlobal are: ABACC, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Union of Concerned Scientists
, Federation of American Scientists
, International Panel on Fissile Materials
, Women In International Security, Center for International Trade and Security.
Weapons of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction is a weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures , natural structures , or the biosphere in general...
. The Foundation has 5 major programs:
Knowledge without Boundaries
This program goals is to increase the access to key information, surpassing all kinds of barriers, to promote the debate, and to raise awareness and commitment throughout communities, about threats related to the proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction, by states or non-state actors.A key project within the program is the information service called Global Security Online.
Education for Prevention and Response
The purpose of the program is to help develop awareness, specific skills, an integrated view on the matter, and a prevention and response mindset. It is composed by a set of projects and activities at universities and other learning environments, which meet different needs, from highly involved people to public. Also includes scholarships and incentives.Ongoing projects:
Postgraduate Course in Disarmament and Nonproliferation, 380 teaching hours
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nonproliferation Seminar, 24 teaching hours
Proposals for Action
Has to do with creating a space for research and knowledge growth, based on applicability criteria. It implies going from analysis to concrete proposals for action. The goal is to research what matters and therefore what could be able to affect policy making.Support for Decision Making
Adequate public policies and plans are usually based on a solid technical background, and a broad strategic thinking. That is the reason why think tanks and expert teams are often appointed to advice policymakers.The goal is to facilitating the design of public policies, strategies, plans, projects, and a wise decision making process, supplying appropriate and opportune information.
Networks of International Cooperation
The goal is to promote interchanges and common actions with institutions with similar or complementary objectives worldwide. The purpose is to establish long-term relationships based on trust.Some of the organizations that have developed links of reciprocal cooperation with NPSGlobal are: ABACC, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a foreign-policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. The organization describes itself as being dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States...
, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Union of Concerned Scientists
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit science advocacy group based in the United States. The UCS membership includes many private citizens in addition to professional scientists. James J...
, Federation of American Scientists
Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists is a nonpartisan, 501 organization intent on using science and scientific analysis to attempt make the world more secure. FAS was founded in 1945 by scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bombs...
, International Panel on Fissile Materials
International Panel on Fissile Materials
The International Panel on Fissile Materials , established in 2006, is a group of independent nuclear experts from 16 countries. It aims to advance international initiatives to “secure and to sharply reduce all stocks of highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium, the key materials in nuclear...
, Women In International Security, Center for International Trade and Security.
Further reading
- Financial Crisis, a Challenge to Global Security by Irma Arguello, La Nación, Buenos Aires, October 2008.
- Confidence Building in Regional Conflicts Involving Nuclear Dangers, by Irma Arguello, paper for the International Conference on Nuclear Disarmament, Oslo, February, 2008.
- A World Free of Nuclear Weapons, by Irma Arguello, La Nación, Buenos Aires, February 2008.
- Brazil and Argentina's Nuclear Cooperation , by Irma Arguello, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceCarnegie Endowment for International PeaceThe Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a foreign-policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. The organization describes itself as being dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States...
, Proliferation Analysis , January 2009.