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SUMMARY: Kazakhstan and Nuclear Disarmament
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a talk on Kazakhstan and nuclear disarmament with 
 Alimzhan Akhmetov\, founding director of the Center for International Secur
 ity and Policy in Kazakhstan. Friday\, November 24th 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Res
 earch Seminar Room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues Light refreshments pro
 vided. About the event: This talk will comprise of two parts. The first par
 t will focus on […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>Join us for a talk on Kazakhstan and nucle
 ar disarmament with Alimzhan Akhmetov\, founding director of the Center for
  International Security and Policy in Kazakhstan.</p><p><strong>Friday\, No
 vember 24th<br /></strong><strong>12:30 pm - 2:00 pm<br /></strong><strong>
 Research Seminar Room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues</strong></p><p><str
 ong>Light refreshments provided.</strong></p><p><strong>About the event: </
 strong>This talk will comprise of two parts. The first part will focus on t
 he history of nuclear weapons in Kazakhstan\, including testing of nuclear 
 weapons designs by the Soviet Union at the former Semipalatinsk Test Site\,
  the nuclear weapons based in Kazakhstan\, and the changes undertaken by Ka
 zakhstan when it achieved independence from the Soviet Union\, specifically
  steps towards nuclear disarmament and other initiatives on non-proliferati
 on. The second part will cover the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Wea
 pons that was adopted by a majority of countries at the United Nations earl
 ier this year\, focusing on its historical importance and its impact\, or l
 ack thereof\, on current nuclear policies.</p><p>[caption id="attachment_38
 95" align="aligncenter" width="300"]<img class="wp-image-3895 size-medium" 
 src="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/11/dscf2
 390-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> Alimzhan Akhmetov\, fou
 nding director of the Center for International Security and Policy[/caption
 ]</p><p><strong><br />Bio: </strong>Alimzhan Akhmetov is a founding directo
 r of the Center for International Security and Policy\, which was establish
 ed on February 2017 in Astana (Kazakhstan). Akhmetov has ten years experien
 ce in Eurasian Economic Community\, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kaza
 khstan and the Executive Office of the President of Kazakhstan\, where he e
 nded up as the head of the division for International Security. Earlier thi
 s year\, he participated in the negotiations for the Treaty on the Prohibit
 ion of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations in New York.</p><p> </p>
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