Disarmament - Global Experts

Andrew Tan

Associate Professor, University of New South Wales

October 19th, 2010, Academia, Asia, Australia, Australia, Author/Novelist, Chinese, Defense and Security, English, International Relations, Oceania, Sydney, Terrorism, War and Conflict

Andrew Tan is Associate Professor and Convenor for International Studies at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The author, editor or co-editor of 13 books published by leading academic publishers such as Routledge, Edward Elgar and Palgrave Macmillan, he specializes in the areas of defence, terrorism and insurgency, and has special expertise on Southeast Asia.

Swadesh Rana

Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute

July 14th, 2010, Afghanistan, Asia, Author/Novelist, Bangla, Defense and Security, English, Hindi, India, International Relations, Media, New York, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Panjabi, Terrorism, United Nations, Urdu, USA, War and Conflict

Dr. Swadesh Rana’s is a Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute and former Chief of the Conventional Arms Branch in the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs. She was a member of the political cabinet of UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali. She is also former Senior Associate at the Indian Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses.

Dewi Fortuna Anwar

Director for Program and Research at The Habibie Center

April 27th, 2010, Academia, Asia, Asia, Civil Society, Defense and Security, English, Indonesia, Indonesia, Indonesian, International Relations, Jakarta, Think tank/Research center, War and Conflict, Women's Rights

Dr. Dewi Fortuna Anwar has written extensively on issues related to Indonesian foreign policy, ASEAN political-security issues, democratization in Indonesia and Indonesian civil-military relations. She is former spokesperson for the president of Indonesia.

Leon Sigal

Director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project, Social Science Research Council

April 23rd, 2010, Academia, Asia, Author/Novelist, Defense and Security, English, Government, International Relations, Korea, New York, North America, North America, Think tank/Research center, USA

Dr. Leon V. Sigal is director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project at the Social Science Research Council in New York.

Nuclear security summit kicks off

April 10th, 2010, Comment & Analysis

The United States and Russia have signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), as world leaders gear up for next week’s nuclear security summit in Washington. Al Jazeera’s Divya Gopalan speaks to Gareth Evans, GEF analyst and co-chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, on the latest developments.