Kjølv Egeland, DPhil in International Relations, is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of International Law. Egeland defended his doctoral thesis, “The Road to Prohibition: Nuclear Hierarchy and Disarmament, 1968–2017”, at the University of Oxford in 2018. His research explores the evolution of the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime. Egeland was an advisor at the International Law and Policy Institute between 2013 and 2017.
Kjølv Egeland
Fellow at the Norwegian Academy of International Law
Content by Kjølv Egeland
Commentary
Kill the NPT Collapse Thesis
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is often alleged to be at risk of “crumbling” or “damaged beyond repair”. Kjølv Egeland, Fellow at the Norwegian Academy of International Law, argues that this fear-mongering is unfounded. The NPT is one of the most widely supported international agreements that exist today. The challenge facing its supporters is not damage-limitation or “protecting what we’ve got” but extending the disarmament norm.
Commentary
Expert analysis of the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
Following the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, two leading experts offer their thoughts and analysis to the European Leadership Network.
Commentary
Waltzing in Vienna: The Humanitarian Initiative Takes Another Critical Step
Kjølv Egeland provides an overview of proceedings at the December 2014 Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, concluding that a focus on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons has given those advocating for disarmament a new lease of life.