Commentaries

The Iran Nuclear Deal: Can the Centre Hold?
With US sanctions being reimposed on Iran, the world faces a real prospect of nuclear anarchy returning to the Middle East.

Nuclear Security: The Focus Must Not Flag
There is yet a long road ahead of us toward nuclear security.

Korean Peninsula Denuclearization Revisited: A European Perspective
"Denuclearization," as the key component of any negotiation between the U.S. and North Korea, will inevitably take time.

Trump is the Master of Making America Grate
Trump’s decision this week to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is a global tragedy likely to unsettle an already volatile Middle East and a world in some disarray.

The Ban Treaty and the IAEA Additional Protocol
The Ban Treaty's problematical Additional Protocol (AP) sets a lower safeguards standard for non-nuclear-weapon states.

The THAAD Deployment in South Korea: A Challenge and An Opportunity
The THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) -- one of the U.S.'s key components of its missile defense architecture -- has a history of skepticism directed towards it.

2017 in Review: The Nuclear Landscape
The past 12 months were proof that the threat of nuclear weapons persist in the post Cold War world.

Unique Comprehensive Survey Illustrates the Complexity of Asia-Pacific Nuclear Governance
A survey conducted by the University of Melbourne illustrates the complexity of the nuclear governance arrangements in the Asia-Pacific.

Iran, Trump, and the Art of Deal-Breaking
White House decisions are making life harder for America’s allies, and not just in the Middle East.

Gorbachev: A Voice of Sanity from a Past that Has Become a Foreign Country
Gorbachev’s plea for a summit to restore US–Russia relations to normalcy is a rare triumph for diplomacy over warmongering.