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Appendix 2: List of Witnesses

Evidence is published at www.parliament.uk/intl-relations and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).

Evidence received by the Committee is listed below in chronological order of oral evidence session and in alphabetical order. Those witnesses marked with ** gave both oral and written evidence. Those marked with * gave oral evidence and did not submit any written evidence. All other witnesses submitted written evidence only.

Oral evidence in chronological order

*

Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations

QQ 1–12

*

Sarah Price, Head of Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

QQ 13–26

*

Shatabhisha Shetty, Deputy Director, European Leadership Network

QQ 27–34

*

Paul Ingram, Executive Director, British American Security Information Council

QQ 27–34

**

Tom Plant, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Royal United Services Institute

QQ 35–48

**

The Rt Hon Lord Browne of Ladyton, former Secretary of State for Defence, and Vice-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative

QQ 49–56

**

Dr Rebecca Johnson, Executive Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy

QQ 57–64

**

Dr Hassan Elbahtimy, Lecturer in Science and Security, King’s College London

QQ 57–64

*

Andrea Berger, then Senior Research Associate and Senior Program Manager, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

QQ 65–76

*

Sir Simon Gass KCMG CVO, former British Ambassador to Iran and former Political Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

QQ 65–76

*

Rear Admiral John Gower CB OBE, former Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Nuclear, Chemical, Biological), Ministry of Defence

QQ 77–86

*

François Heisbourg, Special Adviser, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, and Senior Adviser for Europe, International Institute for Strategic Studies

QQ 87–93

**

Alexander Kmentt, former Director, Department for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs

QQ 87–93

**

Jessica Cox, Director, Nuclear Policy Directorate, NATO

QQ 94–101

*

Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

QQ 102–112

**

Dr Nick Ritchie, Lecturer (International Security), University of York

QQ 102–112

*

Alexandra Bell, Senior Policy Director, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

QQ 113–120

**

Dr Oliver Meier, Deputy Head, International Security Division, German Institute for International Affairs

QQ 113–120

**

Dr Tong Zhao, Fellow, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Beijing

QQ 121–127

*

Dr Anastasia Malygina, Associate Professor, School of International Relations, St Petersburg University

QQ 128–133

*

Dr Rafael Grossi, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the International Organisations in Vienna and President-designate of the 2020 NPT Review Conference

QQ 134–143

*

Bert Koenders, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands

QQ 144–151

**

The Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan KCMG MP, Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

QQ 152–165

Sarah Price, Head of Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

QQ 152–165

James Franklin, Deputy Director, Defence Nuclear Policy, Ministry of Defence

QQ 152–165

Alphabetical list of all witnesses

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NPT0025

Andrey Baklitskiy, Consultant, PIR Centre

NPT0046

Diana Ballestas de Dietrich, Former Policy and Strategy Officer of the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization

NPT0027

The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church in Britain and the United Reformed Church

NPT0013

*

Alexandra Bell, Senior Policy Director, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (QQ 113–120)

*

Andrea Berger, then Senior Research Associate and Senior Program Manager, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (QQ 65–76)

British American Security Information Council (BASIC)

NPT0020

**

The Rt Hon Lord Browne of Ladyton, former Secretary of State for Defence, and Vice-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative (QQ 49–56)

NPT0044

Dr Lyndon Burford, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of War Studies, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London

NPT0032

NPT0043

Dr James Cameron Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of War Studies, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London

NPT0032

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

NPT0022

CBW Events

NPT0026

Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

NPT0011

Dr Jenny Clegg, former Senior Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire

NPT0021

Dr Avner Cohen, Professor and Senior Fellow, The Middlebury Institute of international Studies at Monterey

NPT0048

**

Jessica Cox, Director, Nuclear Policy Directorate, NATO (QQ 94–101)

NPT0039

Mr Brian Drummond

NPT0008

**

The Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (QQ 152–165)

NPT0040

NPT0050

**

Dr Hassan Elbahtimy, Lecturer in Science and Security, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London (QQ 57–64)

NPT0032

Christopher Evans, PhD Candidate, University of Reading School of Law

NPT0006

Professor Gareth Evans, Chancellor, Australian National University, and former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

NPT0036

Martin Everett, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London

NPT0032

Executive Committee of British Pugwash

NPT0003

*

Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) (QQ 102–112)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

NPT0035

James Franklin, Deputy Director of Defence Nuclear Policy, Ministry of Defence (QQ 152–165)

*

Sir Simon Gass KCMG CVO, former British Ambassador to Iran and former Political Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (QQ 65–76)

*

Rear Admiral John Gower CB OBE, former Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Nuclear, Chemical, Biological), Ministry of Defence (QQ 77–86)

*

Dr Rafael Grossi, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the International Organisations in Vienna and President-designate of the 2020 NPT Review Conference (QQ 134–143)

Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic

NPT0009

*

François Heisbourg, Special Adviser, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, and Senior Adviser for Europe, International Institute for Strategic Studies (QQ 87–93)

Dr Christopher Hobbs, Reader in Science and Security, War Studies Department, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London

NPT00032

*

Paul Ingram, Executive Director, British American Security Information Council (QQ 27–34)

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

NPT00022

**

Dr Rebecca Johnson, Executive Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy (QQ 57–64)

NPT0034

Dr Ben Kienzle, Senior Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London

NPT0032

**

Alexander Kmentt, former Director, Department for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (QQ 87–93)

NPT0047

*

Bert Koenders, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands (QQ 144–151)

Matt Korda, Research Associate, Nuclear Information Project

NPT0041

A. Vinod Kumar, Associate Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi

NPT0015

Dr Nicola Leveringhaus, Lecturer, War Studies Department, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London

NPT0032

Dr David Lowry, Senior International Research Fellow, Institute for Resource and Security Studies

NPT0031

*

Dr Anastasia Malygina, Associate Professor, School of International Relations, St Petersburg University (QQ 128–133)

Medact

NPT0014

**

Dr Oliver Meier, Deputy Head, International Security Division, German Institute for International Affairs (QQ113–120)

NPT0045

Baroness Susan Miller, Co-President, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non Proliferation and Disarmament

NPT0001

Franklin Miller KBE

NPT0042

Dr Adil Sultan Muhammad, Visiting Research Fellow, War Studies Department, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London

NPT0032

*

Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations (QQ 1–12)

Northern Friends Peace Board

NPT0019

Nuclear Free Local Authorities

NPT0002

Andrew Olivo, PgCert, Nuclear Deterrence, Harvard Extension School, Harvard University

NPT00016

Dr Rishi Paul, South Asia Analyst, British American Security Information Council

NPT0024

PAX

NPT0018

Dr William Perry, former US Secretary of Defense

NPT0033

**

Tom Plant, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Royal United Services Institute (QQ 35–48)

NPT00037

Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Test-Ban-Treaty Organisation

NPT0049

*

Sarah Price, Head of Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (QQ 13–26) (QQ 152–165)

**

Dr Nick Ritchie, Lecturer (International Security), University of York (QQ 102–112)

NPT0010

Dr Brad Roberts, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy

NPT0029

Paul Schulte, Honorary Professor, Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security, University of Birmingham

NPT0030

Scientists for Global Responsibility

NPT0017

Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

NPT0004

*

Shatabhisha Shetty, Deputy Director, European Leadership Network (QQ 27–34)

Trident Ploughshares

NPT0005

Dr Sarah Tzinieris, Research Fellow, War Studies Department, Centre for Science and Security Studies (CCSS), King’s College London

NPT0032

United Nations Association-UK

NPT0028

Cristina Varriale, Research Fellow–Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Royal United Services Institute

NPT0037

Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler, Director of the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security, University of Birmingham

NPT0030

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom UK

NPT0023

**

Dr Tong Zhao, Fellow, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Beijing (QQ 121–127)

NPT0038





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