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.
A Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone and the Pursuit of Cooperative Security in the Arctic
Indigenous communities and Arctic states have faced major challenges in establishing the Arctic as a nuclear-weapons-free zone (NWFZ).
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.
Living with the Bomb: The Public and Nuclear Weapons
Public activism has contributed to the non-use of nuclear weapons since 1945, but the voice of the people goes largely unnoticed in governments' policy making.
Treaty Based Regimes as Stepping Stones to a Nuclear Weapon Free World
The Chemical Weapons Convention and the NPT demonstrated break-out frameworks for containing WMD threats.
Advancing Nuclear Disarmament: the US Role
The future of nuclear disarmament appears bleak, but a more assertive United States has the potential to make immense progress if adjustments to the nuclear force posture are adjusted.
Nuclear Arms Control: A Realistic Global Agenda
Gareth Evans emphasizes the need to re-energize both the nuclear nonproliferation and the nuclear disarmament agenda in a manner that could be embraced by all relevant players.
Bringing the UN Disarmament Machinery Back to Life
John Page examines the deadlocked Conference on Disarmament (CD) and explores alternative disarmament agreements.
Improving Nuclear Security Governance in the Asia-Pacific
John Carlson discusses the shortcomings of current international nuclear security arrangements and provides recommendations on what needs to be done.
An Asia-Pacific Nuclear Energy Community
John Carlson asserts the need for an intergovernmental Asia-Pacific nuclear energy community to reduce proliferation risk from the growth of nuclear energy programs.
Nuclear Weapons: Global Governance Failing to Meet the Challenge
Ramesh Thakur examines the current architecture of nuclear weapons global governance and suggests steps to prioritize moving forward.