This International Women’s Day, the Middle East Treaty Organisation (METO) celebrates the women central to global peacebuilding and disarmament. METO is proud to be led by a woman and, as a team, is 50% composed of women of colour who embody a diverse range of individuals contributing to the effort to research into, promote andContinue reading “METO statement marking International Women’s Day, 2021”
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In The Zone – Episode 5 – Renata Dwan
In the fifth episode of In The Zone, published on March 8th 2021 to coincide with International Women’s Day, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview Renata Dwan, former head of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and current Senior Executive Officer of Chatham House in the UK. In this interview, Renata talks aboutContinue reading “In The Zone – Episode 5 – Renata Dwan”
METO marks TPNW entry into force on social media
As part of our busy start to the new year, METO has launched its new social media campaign to kick off 2021. Our new Instagram page was launched, joining our existing Twitter and Facebook pages, with an impressive steady increase in followers as attention was directed to our social media presence.
In The Zone – Episode 4 – Karim Haggag
In the fourth podcast in our series, In The Zone, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview Ambassador Karim Haggag from Egypt, a career diplomat with over 25 years of service, who is now a professor of practice at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. In this interview,Continue reading “In The Zone – Episode 4 – Karim Haggag”
The Middle East: Is there light at the end of the Long Corridor?
Marc Finaud, Tony Robinson, and Mona Saleh[i] Recent developments in the Middle East and the arrival of the Biden administration offer unique opportunities to improve regional security. However, obstacles on the way to such progress have far from disappeared.
In The Zone – Episode 3 – Tariq Rauf
In the third podcast in our series, “In The Zone”, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview Tariq Rauf from Canada, who was the former Head of the Verification and Security Policy Coordination Office at the International Atomic Energy Agency, among many other important roles in the disarmament field. In this interview, Rauf talks about howContinue reading “In The Zone – Episode 3 – Tariq Rauf”
METO emphasises the importance of human security in the Brown Journal of World Affairs
In a paper recently published in the Brown Journal of World Affairs, the biannual academic journal of international relations and foreign policy produced at Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, METO directors Sharon Dolev, Emad Kiyaei and Tony Robinson make the case for advancing in areas of human security across theContinue reading “METO emphasises the importance of human security in the Brown Journal of World Affairs”
In The Zone – Episode 2 – Dr Tarja Cronberg
In the second podcast in our series, “In The Zone”, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview Dr Tarja Cronberg from Finland, former MEP and current distinguished associate fellow at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, about the benefits of a WMD-Free zone, how to get all states of the region talking to one another, regionalContinue reading “In The Zone – Episode 2 – Dr Tarja Cronberg”
“In the Zone” podcast series launched
A busy 2021 kicks off for METO with the launch of a new podcast series which aims to explore some of the constructive approaches that improve the chances of achieving a WMD free-zone in the Middle East. Once every two weeks our guests, who are experts in their fields, will be asked about how toContinue reading ““In the Zone” podcast series launched”
METO partnership with World BEYOND War
As part of METO’s strategy to reach out and partner with likeminded organizations working in fields of mutual concern, we are delighted to announce a partnership with World BEYOND War (WBW).