The UN ban on nuclear weapons, TPNW, has come into force. Why are the Nordic countries lacking? What can the governments and popular movements of the Nordic countries do now? The UN Convention on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force on 22 January 2021 after 50 states have ratified the Convention. How long will the Nordic countries be outside? How can we in the Nordic countries work together for our governments to sign and later ratify the convention? Can we in civil society inspire each other by sharing our experiences?

Participants: Erkki Tuomioja, Finland, Social Democrat Member of Parliament, f.d. Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kjølv Egeland, Norway, researcher at CERI *, Paris
Josefin Lind, Sweden, Secretary General, Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Weapons, SLMK
Guttormur Þorsteinsson, Iceland, Chairman, Campaign Against Militarism **.
Ole Wæver, Denmark, Professor of International Policy at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, founder of research centers CAST, Center for Advanced Security Theory, and CRIC, Research Center for Resolving International Conflicts

Conversation leader: Lars Ingelstam, techn. dr, associate professor of mathematics, has been head of the Secretariat for Future Studies, prof. em. in Technology and Social Change, board member of Swedish Pugwash.