Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova is Director of the International Organizations and Nonproliferation Program of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), currently based at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP). Her research interests include international non-proliferation organisations and regimes, international non-proliferation and disarmament negotiations and the role of cross-regional coalitions, nuclear-weapon-free zones, and proliferation theory. Ms Mukhatzhanova served as an expert on the delegation of Kazakhstan to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference and the delegation of Chile to the 2015 NPT Review Conference. Ms Mukhatzhanova is a principal author of a series of CNS reports monitoring implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan.
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova
Director, International Organizations and Nonproliferation Program, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)
Content by Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova
Podcast
Ok, Doomer! podcast: 30 years of the nuclear test ban
In our latest episode, we look at what the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) has achieved over the past three decades, why it remains an important part of the global nuclear order despite never entering into force, and the challenges it faces today. Hosted by the ELN’s Deputy Executive Director Bekki Field and ELN Policy Fellow Dr Jana Baldus.
Commentary
“I’m not dead yet!”: What the COVID-19 prompted postponement could mean for the 10th NPT Review Conference
The delay of the Review Conference and disruption of the usual preparatory processes could offer an opportunity and space for a new vision for the conference and review process to emerge.