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Although most of the world has eliminated their current stockpiles of chemical weapons, the threat of chemical weapon proliferation remains at large especially due to the advancement of scientific technology that has made finding new chemical weapons easier, and the process of creation faster.

The recent Sarin gas attack in Idlib, Syria highlights the need for a proper chemical weapons governance regime. Bojana Radan discusses the difficulty of obtaining a global consensus on weapons of mass destruction in this latest Global Summitry Report.

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Needed Governance on Weapons of Mass Destruction Bojana Radan On Tuesday April 4, 2017 more than 80 people were killed in a suspected chemical attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in north-western Syria. At 06:30, witnesses say they aw…

Over the past two decades, North Korea (DPRK) has seemingly graced the global headlines for a notable event a few times each year, only to fade out of the international spotlight. Once again in 2017 the DPRK made headlines. But this time, the DPRK first drew the attention of the global media on February 12, 2017, when the country conducted a test of its most advanced land-based ballistic missile (ICBM) and it has captured global headlines ever since. The DPRK has expressed its determination to continue to further its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.

In this latest Global Summitry Report, Michael Thomas discusses the possibility of a major shift in the status quo for the Korean peninsula.

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Listen to our latest podcast with Sir David King on Mission Innovation (MI), an alliance of states to advance the pace of innovation in clean energy and the Breakthrough Energy Coalition (BEC), a coalition brought together by Bill Gates to accelerate commercialization and investment in cost-effective clean energy innovations.

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Podcasts | Global Summitry Summit Dialogue Podcast Series This Series undertakes interviews with academics, policymakers and in particular former officials exploring the current and past architecture of summits and the state of global order policymaking.

More on regulation of the High Seas: Farah Mustafa shares outcomes of the 2016 Our Ocean Conference hosted by John Kerry in Washington, D.C.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s “Our Oceans” Summit in Review Farah Mustafa The establishment of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was a pivotal step in United Nations history towards establishing a convention on the High Seas.…