The Journey from Nuclear Non-Proliferation to Prohibition and Disarmament
Has the NPT exhausted its normative potential for advancing the cause of nuclear disarmament? Could the Ban Treaty establish a new normative settling point on the ethics, legality and legitimacy of the bomb? Ramesh Thakur discusses the journey from nuclear non-proliferation to prohibition and disarmament.
Analysis
Whither Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament After Ukraine? A Japanese Perspective
Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe offers four suggestions on ways to rebuild nuclear disarmament, arms-control and nonproliferation in context of the war in Ukraine.
Analysis
Preventing Nuclear Weapons Use in Northeast Asia: What Lessons Can we Learn?
Eva Lisowski looks at possible nuclear use cases in Northeast Asia and lessons learnt, at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons.
Analysis
Indian Missile Crisis: One Step from Nuclear War?
Anum A. Khan offers her analysis of the March 9 missile incident, urging the major powers to address the issues between India and Pakistan.
Analysis
Expectations for the TPNW
Six experts from Australia, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines, and Japan share their expectations and concerns for the TPNW.
Analysis
TPNW in a Challenging Security Environment
John Carlson writes on the urgent need for practical steps towards reducing nuclear risks, reducing nuclear weapon numbers, and building confidence.
Analysis
War in Ukraine: Lesson on Why the World Should Ban Nuclear Arms
Kasit Piromya writes on the war in Ukraine and lessons on why the world must ban nuclear weapons, in light of the recent first meeting of the states parties to the Ban Treaty.