# 2002 Media Guide to
Disarmament in Geneva
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## The Geneva Forum
QUNO UNIDIR PSIS

A Joint Initiative of:
Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Programme for Strategic and International Security Studies, IUHEI

### VERSION 2002/1

Pavillon Rigot, Avenue de la Paix 11a, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Phone (+41 22) 908-5932
Fax (+41 22) 733 -3049
Email: mccarthy@hei.unige.ch

### ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Warm thanks are due, first and foremost, to the people listed in this guide for having agreed to act as media contact points in their respective areas of expertise. Special thanks also to the United Nations Information Service in Geneva for helping shape this project and for providing valuable support throughout. For her untiring efforts in researching and compiling the guide, we are indebted to Ms. Hyekyung Park of UNIDIR.

The production of this guide was made possible by the generous support of the Ford Foundation

## Introduction

THE GENEVA FORUM is a joint initiative of the Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva (QUNO), the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), and the Programme for Strategic and International Security Studies (PSIS) of the Graduate Institute of International Studies. Its aim is to support and facilitate multilateral disarmament and security processes in Geneva.

Central to the work of the Geneva Forum is a recognition of the important role played by the Genevabased international media in bringing such activities to the attention of the wider world. In this regard, journalists provide a crucial service by helping to ensure that disarmament work carried out in Geneva does not take place in a vacuum. As a contribution to helping journalists in this difficult task, we are pleased to present this 2002 Media Guide to Disarmament in Geneva.

The guide begins with an overview of the principal entries in the 2002 disarmament calendar. The remainder is divided into 15 issue-areas of disarmament and security and 6 geographical regions. Each section covering disarmament issues contains a calendar of disarmament negotiations and events in that particular thematic area where a series of meetings is foreseen, a list of experts in that particular aspect of disarmament -- some Geneva-based -- who have indicated their willingness to act as media contact-points, and a compilation of internet links to further useful information. The geographical sections list experts in various aspects of regional disarmament and security.

Because of the volatile nature of disarmament and security issues, this guide is necessarily a work in progress. It will be updated, as needed, throughout the year and a new issue will be released at the beginning of each year. We would like to engage your help in improving this guide by asking you to give us you feedback using the form on the last page. Your suggestions will help us greatly in improving the quality of future editions.

You may also consult this guide, and check for newer versions throughout the year, on the UNIDIR website:

> www.unog.ch/UNIDIR

We wish you every success in reporting on disarmament and security processes in Geneva this year and hope that this guide will be of some assistance in your work.

> Patrick Mc Carthy
> Network Coordinator
> The Geneva Forum
> Tel: +41 22 908 5932
> mccarthy@hei.unige.ch

> David Atwood
> Associate Representative
> Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva
> Tel: +41 22 748 4802
> datwood@quno.ch

> Patricia Lewis Director
> United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
> Tel: +41 22 917 4293
> plewis@unog.ch

> Keith Krause
> Director
> Programme for Strategic and International Security Studies
> Tel: +41 22 908 5733
> krause@hei.unige.ch

## Contents

> 2002 Disarmament Calendar

> ### THEMES

> > Conference on Disarmament
> > Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation
> > Nuclear Testing
> > Fissile Material
> > Missiles
> > Outer Space
> > Biological & Toxin Weapons
> > Chemical Weapons
> > Conventional Weapons
> > Small Arms and Light Weapons
> > Anti-personnel Landmines
> > Inhumane Weapons
> > Non-lethal Weapons
> > New Technology in Weapons
> > Arms Trade

> ### REGIONS

> > Asia-Pacific: East Asia
> > Asia-Pacific: Central and South Asia
> > Americas
> > Middle East
> > Africa
> > Europe

> Your feedback

## 2002 Disarmament Calendar

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21 January-29 March | Conference on Disarmament – Geneva |
28 January-1 February | Mine Ban Treaty, Inter-sessional work programme – Geneva | Note 1
30 January-1 February | Meeting of Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters – New York | Note 4
11-15 March | UN Disarmament Education Study Panel – Geneva | Note 5
1-5 April | Meeting of UN Expert Group on Missiles – New York | Note 3
8-19 April | Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee – New York |
22 April-10 May | UN Disarmament Commission – New York |
13 May-28 June | Conference on Disarmament – Geneva |
20-24 May | Certain Conventional Weapons Convention (CCW), Meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts on “Explosive Remnants of War” | Note 6
27-31 May | Mine Ban Treaty, Inter-sessional work programme – Geneva |
8-19 July | Certain Conventional Weapons Convention (CCW), Meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts on “Explosive Remnants of War” | Note 6
29 July-13 September | Conference on Disarmament – Geneva |
16-20 September | Mine Ban Treaty, Fourth Meeting of States Parties – Geneva | Note 2
7 October-8 November | UN General Assembly First Committee – New York |
7-11 October | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), 7th Session of the Conference of the States Parties – The Hague | Note 7
11-22 November | Resumed fifth BWC Review Conference – Geneva |
2-13 December | Certain Conventional Weapons Convention (CCW), Meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts on “Explosive Remnants of War” (to be followed by Meeting of States Parties to the CCW) | Note 6

## Non-Lethal Weapons

### Experts

> #### In Geneva

> David Atwood
> Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)
> Associate Representative, Disarmament & Peace
> Tel: 748 4802
> datwood@quno.ch

> Peter Herby
> International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
> Coordinator, Mines/Arms Unit
> Tel: 730.2667
> weapons.gva@icrc.org

> #### Outside Geneva

> Malcolm Dando
> University of Bradford (UK)
> Co-director, Project on strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC)
> Tel: +44 1274 234 186
> m.r.dando@bradford.ac.uk

> Steve Goose Human Rights Watch (USA)
> Program Director, Arms Division
> Tel: +1 202 612 4355
> gooses@hrw.org

> Nick Lewer
> University of Bradford
> Department of Peace Studies (UK)
> Programme Co-ordinator, Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project
> Tel: +44 1274 234 192
> n.lewer@bradford.ac.uk

> Cheryl Welsh
> Citizens against Human Rights Abuses (USA)
> President
> Tel: +1 530 758 1626
> welsh@dcn.davis.ca.us

### Links

> University of Bradford, Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project
> http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/nlw/index.html

> Center for Defence Information
> http://www.cdi.org/adm/850/

> Non-Lethal weapons - A global issue - Cheryl Welsh
> http://www.raven1.net/welshnlw.htm - Introduction

> International Agreement on Use and Development of Non-lethal Weapons
> http://www.uni.edu/ihsmun/handbook/nonlethal.html

> Leading News
> http://www.leadingedgenews.com/Nonlethalwarfare.htm

> Rapport du Group de Recherche et d’Information sur la Paix et la sécurité (GRIP)
> http://www.grip.org/bdg/g1665.html

## New Technology in Weapons

### Experts

> #### In Geneva

> Patricia Lewis
> United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
> Director
> Tel: 917 4293
> plewis@unog.ch

> #### Outside Geneva

> John Arquilla Rand (USA)
> Researcher
> Tel: +1 310 393 0411 *6273
> John_Arquilla@rand.org

> Saïda Bédar
> Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
> Researcher, Centre Interdisciplinaire sur la paix et d'études stratégiques (France)
> Tel: +33 1 49 54 26 23
> bedar@ehess.fr

> Michael E. O'Hanlon Brookings Institution (USA)
> Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies
> Tel: +1 202 797 6146
> mohanlon@brookings.edu

> Judith Reppy Cornell University (USA)
> Professor, Department of Science & Technology Studies
> Tel: +1 607 255 8913
> Jvr2@cornell.edu

> Andrew Rathmell
> Rand Europe (UK)
> Research Leader
> Tel: +44 1223 353 329
> Andrew_Rathmell@rand.org

> Chuck Spinney
> The Pentagon (USA)
> Office of the Director of Program Analysis & Evaluation
> Office of the Secretary of Defense
> Tel: +1 703 697 0521
> cspinney@erols.com

> Cindy Williams
> MIT Security Studies Program (USA)
> Principal Research Scientist
> Tel: +1 617 253 1825
> cindywil@mit.edu

### Links

> The “Revolution in Military Affairs” Debate
> http://www.comw.org/rma/

> InfoWar – Cyberwar – Future War Readings - Information System Security Resource Portal
> http://www.prognosisx.com/infosyssec/infowar1.htm [Link appears to be out of date.]

> Rapport OTAN . Révolution dans les affaires militaires
> http://www.naa.be/publications/comrep/1998/ar299stc-f.html [Link may be out of date.]

> Les nouvelles technologies intellectuelles
> http://www.uhb.fr/urfist/nti-strat.htm

> La dominance informationnelle
> http://www.upmf-grenoble.fr/adest/seminaires/strategi/Bedar.htm

> Strategic-Road.com
> http://www.strategicroad.com/intellig/infostrategie/publicat.htm

> Brookings Institution
> http://www.brook.edu/fp/projects/rma.htm

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