Commentaries
The Good Neighbour: As Aid Cuts Abound, Australia Steps Forward
Melissa Conley Tyler, Tom Barber and Grant Wyeth argue that Australia’s continued commitment to foreign aid - despite global trends of budget cuts - reflects a strategic, bipartisan consensus that ...
Nuclear ‘Fail-Safe’ Reviews and Risk Reduction Approaches in South Asia
Adil Sultan argues that all nuclear-armed states, including India and Pakistan, must conduct regular nuclear ‘fail-safe’ reviews to build confidence, reduce risks of miscalculation or accidents, and ...
Nuclear Arms Control Architecture on Life Support
Kim Won-soo urges the N-5, umbrella states, and civil society to take immediate steps to rebuild trust and bolster the global nuclear disarmament and arms control framework ahead of 2026, with the ...
A United Voice Against Nuclear Weapons
Melissa Parke warns of the growing nuclear threat, stressing the urgency of disarmament, the critical role of the TPNW in countering proliferation, and the need for strong political leadership to ...
Role of Nuclear Energy in Mitigating Climate Change in Pakistan
Rahat Iqbal draws out the security implications of climate change for Pakistan, and argues how a transition to nuclear energy can build Pakistan’s resilience to climate change.
How to Manage Existential Risk in the Age of Trump
Tom Barber explains how the Trump administration's chaotic behaviour is having a negative impact on existential risks.
Accelerating SEANWFZ: A Timely Call for a Nuclear-Free Southeast Asia
Minh Tuan Ta argues that the evolving international security landscape, marked by heightened nuclear risks and regional power dynamics, underscores the urgent need for ASEAN to adopt a unified, ...
After COP29: What’s Next for Climate and Health?
Danielle Lynn Goh emphasises the need for future COPs to adopt a stronger focus on the health impacts of climate change, stricter commitments to phasing out fossil fuels, and greater ambition in ...
Pacific Island Countries' Respond to China's ICBM Test
Vijay Naidu offers an overview of reactions from the Pacific Small Island Developing States to China's ICBM test in September 2024.
Urgent Tasks for Nuclear Disarmament
Abe Nobuyasu reflects on the progress and challenges in nuclear disarmament since the first UN resolution in 1946, and the urgency of extending New START.