CSSPR Convo: Dr. Rabia Akhtar in conversation with Sebastian Brixey-Williams and Nicholas Wheeler

CSSPR Conversation with co-authors of a report launched in Nov 2020 by the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), UK in collaboration with the Institute of Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS), University of Birmingham, UK titled: Nuclear Responsibilities: A New Approach towards thinking and talking about nuclear weapons? Sebastian Brixey-Williams is Co-Director of BASIC and the Director of the Programme on Nuclear Responsibilities, which he co-founded in 2016. A nuclear weapons policy specialist and conflict mediator, he uses Track 1.5 dialogues to open up new possibilities for building trust and cooperation among states and non-governmental stakeholders. Nicholas J. Wheeler is Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham and Academic Lead of the Programme on Nuclear Responsibilities. His publications include: Trusting Enemies: Interpersonal Relationships in International Conflict (2018); (with Ken Booth) The Security Dilemma: Fear, Cooperation, and Trust in World Politics (2008); and Saving Strangers: Humanitarian Intervention in International Society (2000). He was appointed as the first Director of the newly‑created Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS) at the University of Birmingham in February 2012 and served in this role for its first eight years. Read the full report here: https://basicint.org/report-nuclear-r...