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.
![Shoring Up the Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Regime Is Imperative](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-13.39.34.png)
Shoring Up the Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Regime Is Imperative
Trevor Findlay highlights the challenges to global nuclear disarmament and emphasizes the need for international cooperation.
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Understanding the Value of ‘Inadmissibility’
Manpreet Sethi argues that consensus-based statements offer an opportunity to hold nations to the highest standards of nuclear behaviour and action.
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AUKUS Strand B: opportunity for South Korea and Japan?
Eunjung Lim argues that the UK HoC Foreign Affairs Committee's proposal to include ROK and Japan in the AUKUS partnership should be considered, with caveats.
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Indonesia and AUKUS: Steady Pragmatism at Work
Natalie Sambhi discusses the evolving relationship between Indonesia and AUKUS, two years after its launch.
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Nuclear Justice for the Marshall Islands in the Age of Geopolitical Rivalry in the Pacific
Patrick Kaiku urges the world to recognize the impact that nuclear weapons have had on the Marshall Islands and to pursue nuclear justice initiatives.
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Nuclear Education as a Way to Prevent Another Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Manpreet Sethi draws on APLN members' thoughts on how to prevent another atomic bombing and the urgent need for nuclear education.
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Relational Security: Ethical Dilemmas of Geopolitics in the Blue Pacific Continent
Maima Koro makes an argument for reframing geopolitical discourse to better respect the sovereignty and cultural context of Pacific Island nations.
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Lending a Helping Hand to the First NPT PrepCom for the Eleventh Review Cycle
In the midst of challenges facing the upcoming NPT PrepCom, Manpreet Sethi highlights recommendations made by the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons (IGEP) to ...
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The Trinity Test: Significance and Aftermath
Feroz Hassan Khan explores the efforts and challenges surrounding the ban on nuclear weapons testing, and underscores the need for the entry into force of the comprehensive test ban treaty.
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Can the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Protect Japan?
Toshio Sano argues that adopting the TPNW is currently not a viable option for Japan as it would require letting go of US extended deterrence, compromising its security.