24
January 2011
Past Event
A Middle East WMD Conference: Best Way Forward?

A Middle East WMD Conference: Best Way Forward?

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
January 24, 2011
Default Event Image
24
January 2011
Past Event

1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Speakers:
Dr. Richard Weitz

Hudson Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Andrew Semmel

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Nuclear Nonproliferation

David Albright

President, Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)

Dr. Shmuel Bar

Director of Studies, Institute of Policy and Strategy, Herzliya

Daryl Kimball

Executive Director, Arms Control Association

One of the most contentious outcomes of last year's Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference was the decision to make the "utmost efforts" to establish the Middle East as a nuclear-weapons free zone. The Review Conference's unanimous Final Declaration both called for an international conference to discuss a possible WMD-free zone in the Middle East and urged Israel to join the NPT. Although the U.S. delegation supported the Final Declaration, the United States made clear it would use its role as one of the designated organizers to ensure that the conference would only occur if all the parties felt comfortable attending.

Governments are beginning to consider how that conference might proceed. David Albright and Daryl Kimball discussed whether the conference is the best way forward, how it might proceed, and what other regional nonproliferation activities might prove more beneficial or establish a more favorable environment for progress. Exploring these challenges, Dr. Shmuel Bar also assessed the relevance of potential paradigms of nuclear command and control in Middle Eastern countries in light of Iran's nuclear program and the possible transfer of nuclear material and knowledge from Pakistan and North Korea to the region, among other issues.

Related Events
04
September 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Freeing China’s Political Prisoners
Featured Speakers:
Sarah Makin
Corey Jackson
Frances Hui
Jewher Ilham
Moderator:
Olivia Enos
Getty Images
04
September 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Freeing China’s Political Prisoners

Join Hudson for a discussion on the situation of political prisoners across China, what the US can do to advance their cause, and potential reforms to Washington’s political prisoner advocacy framework.

Getty Images
Featured Speakers:
Sarah Makin
Corey Jackson
Frances Hui
Jewher Ilham
Moderator:
Olivia Enos
04
September 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
The Digital Front Line: Building a Cyber-Resilient Taiwan
Featured Speakers:
Jason Hsu
Congressman Rob Wittman
Admiral (Ret.) Legislator Richard YK Chen
Dr. Anshu Roy
Joseph Saunders
taiwan flag cyber
04
September 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
The Digital Front Line: Building a Cyber-Resilient Taiwan

Join Hudson Senior Fellow Jason Hsu for a discussion with Congressman Rob Wittman on the role of cyber resilience in the defense of Taiwan.

taiwan flag cyber
Featured Speakers:
Jason Hsu
Congressman Rob Wittman
Admiral (Ret.) Legislator Richard YK Chen
Dr. Anshu Roy
Joseph Saunders
09
September 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Southeast Europe’s Growing Role in European Energy Security
Featured Speakers:
Zhecho Stankov
Dr. Robert D. Atkinson
Marius Koeppen
Ruslan Stefanov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
Getty Images
09
September 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Southeast Europe’s Growing Role in European Energy Security

Join Hudson Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for an event with Bulgarian Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation President Dr. Robert D. Atkinson, and Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) Energy and Climate Program Analyst Marius Koeppen. 

Getty Images
Featured Speakers:
Zhecho Stankov
Dr. Robert D. Atkinson
Marius Koeppen
Ruslan Stefanov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
04
November 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Bad Money: How America Can Solve Perpetual Inflation
Featured Speakers:
Brendan Brown
Alex J. Pollock
Moderator:
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
Getty Images
04
November 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Bad Money: How America Can Solve Perpetual Inflation

At Hudson, Senior Fellows Brendan Brown and Harold Furchtgott-Roth and Mises Institute Senior Fellow Alex Pollock will discuss the book’s findings and how gold-based monetary reform combined with the increased use of modern analytical tools can help end the inflationary spiral.

Getty Images
Featured Speakers:
Brendan Brown
Alex J. Pollock
Moderator:
Harold Furchtgott-Roth