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.
![Non-NPT Nuclear-Armed States and the NPT: Closing the Gap](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/npt_parties.jpg)
Non-NPT Nuclear-Armed States and the NPT: Closing the Gap
APLN member Sadia Tasleem examines the status of the four non-NPT nuclear-armed states -- India, Pakistan, DPRK and Israel -- vis-à-vis the three core objectives of the NPT.
![Nuclear Disarmament, the NPT and the Ban Treaty](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Mk-17_Theronuclear_Bomb_National_Museum_of_Nuclear_Science__History.jpg)
Nuclear Disarmament, the NPT and the Ban Treaty
APLN Board member Ramesh Thakur discusses the ineffectiveness of the NPT while also bringing light to its normative potential.
![Southeast Asia Regional Meeting 2017](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/christian-holzinger-jClYzp03q04-unsplash.jpg)
Southeast Asia Regional Meeting 2017
In this regional meeting: the ongoing North Korean nuclear development crisis, and the implications of the Ban Treaty for the future of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime.
![Ending Fissile Materials Production: A Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty and Beyond](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/374226-scaled.jpg)
Ending Fissile Materials Production: A Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty and Beyond
Negotiations over the fissile materials cut-off treaty (FMCT) may finally be restarted. This is why the FMCT remains important among states unlikely to outright sign off on the Ban Treaty.
![Fiftieth Anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/50_YEARS-1.jpg)
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Fifty years after the NPT was put into force, the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) continues to exacerbate some tensions.
![The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty: Springboard for the 2018 Disarmament Conference?](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Hall_edit.jpg)
The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty: Springboard for the 2018 Disarmament Conference?
The United Nations will need to look for ways to end the impasse among nuclear weapons states and their allies in the upcoming Disarmament Conference.
![China and the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/beijing2_adobe_575x375_20.jpeg)
China and the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty
Tong Zhao explains how China can mitigate the division in the international community concerning disarmament approaches.
![Promoting Mongolia’s Nuclear-Weapon-Free Status](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mongolia-695267_1920.jpg)
Promoting Mongolia’s Nuclear-Weapon-Free Status
Mongolia, as a nuclear-weapon-free zone, has plenty it can teach the rest of Northeast Asia on playing an active role in safeguarding the world for future generations.
![The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty: Aim, Scope and Limitations](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/science-in-hd-MAoGpZ42NZM-unsplash.jpg)
The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty: Aim, Scope and Limitations
The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty (NWPT) is politically and historically important, but poorly executed--to the exclusion of several states under the nuclear umbrella.
![The Asia-Pacific Nuclear Governance Architecture Part II](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/matthieu-buhler-colourize-unsplash.jpg)
The Asia-Pacific Nuclear Governance Architecture Part II
Nuclear governance requires tweaking to fit regional needs and expectations, and our current systems are nowhere near close to realizing their full potential.