Noel Stott | ISS Africa

30 Jun 2021 / by Gugu Dube, Lauriane Héau, Emmanuelle Maitre and Noel Stott

African states and The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation

Most African states have joined the HCoC, which can bring major security and socio-economic benefits to the continent.

19 Jun 2020 / by Gugu Dube and Noël Stott

The trade in tools of torture: a South African case study

Policy and legislative changes should be made to better regulate trade in law enforcement equipment.

01 Dec 2016 / by Annie DuPre and Noël Stott

Africa pushes for a 2017 ban on nuclear weapons

A new UN resolution might spell an end to decades of paralysis in nuclear disarmament negotiations.

30 Nov 2016 / by Annie DuPre, Nicolas Kasprzyk and Noël Stott

Cooperation between African states and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

If Africa is to promote global peace and security, this relationship should be better understood and reconsidered.

29 Sep 2016 / by Nicolas Kasprzyk, Emmanuelle Maitre, Xavier Pasco and Noël Stott

The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation: Relevance to African states

The Hague Code of Conduct regulates ballistic missiles. How will African states benefit from subscribing?

13 Sep 2016 / by Noël Stott

Two decades and waiting: why are nuclear tests still legal?

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, but it still has no legal standing.

27 Jun 2016 / by Omega Research Foundation and Noël Stott

Tools of torture: South Africa's trade in electric shock equipment

South Africa's failure to control the manufacture of electric shock devices and their use by law enforcement officials contravenes its commitment to protecting human rights.

04 May 2016 / by Mothepa Shadung and Noël Stott

Improving nuclear safety and security: lessons from the past

Thirty years after the Chernobyl disaster, states around the world should take stock of global efforts to enhance nuclear safety and security.

07 Apr 2016 / by Jonathan Kellerman and Noël Stott

A timely end for Obama's Nuclear Security Summits?

The fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit concluded in Washington last week amid renewed fears of nuclear terrorism.

21 Aug 2015 / by Noël Stott

New hope on the nuclear horizon?

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. How do other developments, like the Iran Deal, bode for a nuclear-weapon-free world?

26 May 2015 / by Noël Stott

Time for a new roadmap to nuclear disarmament?

Although most states worldwide are in favour of prohibiting nuclear weapons, lack of progress points to the need for a new plan.

20 Feb 2015 / by Noël Stott

Nuclear weapons: reading the signs of the times

The only way to guarantee that nuclear weapons will never be used again is through their total elimination.