IAEA Symposium on International Safeguards

Australian Counter-proliferation Architecture, Collaboration, Challenges and Opportunities

6 Nov 2018, 16:05

5m

M2 (Vienna International Centre)

Roundtable Member Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA) [CHA] Non-proliferation and the Globalized Marketplace – Perspectives of International Organizations, National Authorities and Industry

Speaker

Dr Matt Ferguson (Australian Government)

Description

The Australian government's approach to countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction involves coordination across multiple agencies with different portfolios and priorities. Through a series of reviews the structure of this whole-of-government approach has been modified to ensure an efficient and effective prosecution of the CP task. This paper will examine the evolution of Australia's CP efforts, global future CP challenges, and how Australia can work collaboratively with the IAEA's Department of Safeguards to advance our mutual interests.