India-Pakistan-China Nuclear Dynamics
Complex dynamics and military tensions between nuclear-armed India, China and Pakistan are a global concern. APLN focuses on improving regional security and preventing nuclear crises.
Asia-Pacific Strategic Nuclear Policy Dialogues 2: Asia’s Four Nuclear-Armed States
'Denuclearization first' has failed. Instead, the Asia Pacific will need to develop new nuclear policy dialogue where it is almost non-existent. A two-part review by David Santoro.
Asia–Pacific Strategic Nuclear Policy Dialogues 1: The United States and Its Allies
Although dialogue is strong between the US and Asia, there is much to be desired between the Asia-Pacific's nuclear-armed states themselves. A two-part review by David Santoro.
South Asia and China Regional Meeting 2017
APLN members from South Asia and China met in New Delhi to review global nuclear threats and the regional challenge posed by the nuclear deterrence triad between China, India and Pakistan.
Limits of Practising Nuclear Brinksmanship
Brinksmanship strategies that appear to be working raise the salience of nuclear weapons and increase their attraction for proliferation. None of this is good for international stability and security.
Future of the NPT
Critics have asserted that the 2015 NPT Review Conference 'failed', but how damaging was that outcome?
Should India Revise its Nuclear Doctrine?
In the face of a changing world and an outdated doctrine, periodic reviews will be needed to keep India's nuclear policies relevant.
Challenges and Opportunities for Extending NPT - Related Commitments to the Non-NPT States
Today only four states – India, Israel, North Korea and Pakistan – remain outside the NPT. Appropriate mechanisms must be put in place for non-NPT states to adopt disarmament measures.
The Urgent Need for Nuclear Risk Reduction in Asia
The expansion and modernization of nuclear weapons in Asia set against a backdrop of rising tensions has led to an urgent need to de-escalate and reduce nuclear danger in the region.
The High International Stake in the Iran Nuclear Talks
Iran's six-month deal set to expire in July draws comparisons to recent developments in Pakistan and North Korea. Dissuading Iran from nuclear acquisition may prove to be politically difficult.
Changing Nuclear Thinking in Pakistan
Fifteen years since the nuclear tests of 1998, changed sentiments about the atomic bomb have taken hold among the policymakers and the public in Pakistan.