Strategic Rivalry and Risk Reduction in East Asia
The APLN addresses nuclear and military competition in countries across East Asia and beyond including China, Japan, DPRK, ROK, the US, Mongolia and Taiwan.
South Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Retrospect and Prospects
Professor Yong-Sup Han of KNDU discusses the history of the ROK's position on nuclear weapons and suggests recommendations for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
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.
China and the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty
Tong Zhao explains how China can mitigate the division in the international community concerning disarmament approaches.
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
Nuclear governance requires tweaking to fit regional needs and expectations, and our current systems are nowhere near close to realizing their full potential.
NPT 2020 Review Underway: Is the NPT Still Relevant?
Major innovative strategies will be necessary in order to revive the NPT and to keep it both current and constructive for the new decade.
A Nuclear Weapons Ban: Finding Common Ground
The UN General Assembly attempted another round of negotiations in looking to eventually eliminate nuclear weapons outright. Some argue that this would enrage, not engage, nuclear weapon states.
Nuclear Weapon States and the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
New incentives for nuclear weapon states in the Asia-Pacific has Southeast Asian countries eager to ratify disarmament protocol.
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.