Hi Quinn! Thanks for this comment. Yes, I expect any theory of change for private actors here will run through policy advocacy. This both provides massive leverage (by using government funds) and is just necessary given the subject matter.
I wouldn’t say it stops at a white paper—one could organize track II dialogues to discuss the systems, lobby government, give policy briefings at a think tank, hold side events at international security conferences and treaty review conferences, etc.
This could also take the form of advisory roles (I’m thinking of case studies like Ash Carter and Cooperative Threat Reduction) to government.
Still, I agree that the “get buy-in from governments” is the crucial stage (but I think this is true for many and possibly all GCR-related interventions).
Hi Quinn! Thanks for this comment. Yes, I expect any theory of change for private actors here will run through policy advocacy. This both provides massive leverage (by using government funds) and is just necessary given the subject matter.
I wouldn’t say it stops at a white paper—one could organize track II dialogues to discuss the systems, lobby government, give policy briefings at a think tank, hold side events at international security conferences and treaty review conferences, etc.
This could also take the form of advisory roles (I’m thinking of case studies like Ash Carter and Cooperative Threat Reduction) to government.
Still, I agree that the “get buy-in from governments” is the crucial stage (but I think this is true for many and possibly all GCR-related interventions).