Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Policy
Global treaty regimes underpin international peace and security. APLN analyses developments and offers recommendations to sustain or improve them.
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Pandemics
Pandemics have occurred throughout human history and appear to be increasing because of viral diseases from animals, with health, economic, gender, social and political impacts.
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Extended Nuclear Deterrence in a Pandemic World
Allan Behm argues that Trump’s mercurial approach highlights the fiction of extended nuclear deterrence and a COVID-19 world demands a reinvestment in diplomacy by all nations.
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Nagasaki’s Voice: 75 years’ Experience
Dr Masao Tomonaga argues that -- as a Hibakusha, a medical professional, and as a citizen of Nagasaki -- more must be done to rid the world of these weapons.
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The US Election and Nuclear Order in the Post-Pandemic World
Leon Sigal assesses potential nuclear policy outcomes from the US election and of the nuclear order in the post-pandemic world.
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The Impact of a Regional Nuclear Conflict between India and Pakistan: Two Views
G.D. Hess assesses the two major studies on climatic impact of a regional war between India and Pakistan and the different assumptions that lead to the two different conclusions.
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The Ban Treaty: Perspectives from Southeast Asia
Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony offers a perspective from South East Asia on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembered: Why the Asia-Pacific Must Stand Up for the NPT
Ambassador (ret.) John Tileman argues that states must take the opportunity offered by the delayed NPT Review Conference to create momentum on nuclear risk reduction.
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Arms Talk vs. Balanced Security
Shen Dingli discusses the possibility of China participating in arms reduction talks with the US and Russia.
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Assessing the 50th Anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
In light of its 50th anniversary, John Carlson assesses the NPT, addressing the lack of progress on nuclear disarmament and recommending steps to resolve the issue.
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APLN Statement on 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Gareth Evans and Chung-in Moon review global progress on nuclear disarmament and the need to remember the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.