— REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND — 64.1466°N 21.9426°W
The Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA) trains mid-career professionals from the West, Russia, China, and the Global South in hands-on negotiation — where Cold War history was made.
Photo: Kristinn Ingvarsson
— A GLOBALLY LEADING INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
A premier program in the world training mid-career professionals from the West, Russia, China, and the Global South in hands-on arms control negotiation.
— THE CURRICULUM
HISTORY
Learn from arms control negotiation experts.
Learn through direct engagement with the experts and practitioners who defined the field of arms control.
TECHNOLOGY
Understand new risks and chances in science and industry.
Build the technical literacy for emerging systems, today's negotiators require.
DIPLOMACY
Develop your international negotiation skills.
Immersive, simulation-based exercises modelled on real treaty negotiations.
— FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION
A 10-month program culminating in a Certificate in Arms Control Negotiation. Train to become the arms control negotiator of tomorrow.
— THE PROGRAM
ACONA Fellows hone their negotiation techniques through immersive simulation exercises, direct engagement with preeminent arms control experts, and collaborative research on pressing international security issues.
— A NETWORK THAT LASTS
ACONA alumni carry the program's impact into government, military, think tanks, and international organisations — an active, growing network across every region represented in the cohort.