Middle East
Turning the Gaza Ceasefire into a Circuit-Breaker
TODA PEACE INSTITUTE - APLN member Ramesh Thakur wrote on the Israel-Hamas war and argued that Israelis and Palestinians have to somehow draw a line under the past.
Finishing Off Hamas a Daunting Task
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member Shyam Saran writes for the Tribune on the Israel-Hamas war and its impact on regional politics.
The IAEA, Iraq, and the Future of Non-Proliferation
In Transforming Nuclear Safeguards Culture (MIT Press, June 2022), APLN member Trevor Findlay investigates the role that organisational culture may play in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
Taliban in Afghanistan and Growing Nuclear Risks in Pakistan – What’s the Connection?
CAPS INDIA- APLN member Manpreet Sethi warns how the anarchy in Afghanistan and the rise of Taliban could potentially lead to growing nuclear risks in Pakistan.
U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Under Scrutiny After Afghanistan’s Fall
POLITICO - APLN board member Tong Zhao argues that the U.S.’ future commitment to defending Taiwan is inherently interconnected with Taiwan’s own commitment to defending itself.
NPT RevCon Rescheduled to 2022: Use the Time to Build Bridges
IPCS - APLN member Manpreet Sethi looks at how the postponement could be used to generate positive momentum on the treaty’s core objectives.
U.S.-Iran Brinkmanship Threatens Regional Stability, Nuclear Order
Rakesh Sood discusses how the US-Iran brinkmanship not only destabilizes West Asia but also jeopardizes the nuclear nonproliferation order as the JCPOA heads towards an untimely demise.
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Can the Centre Hold?
With US sanctions being reimposed on Iran, the world faces a real prospect of nuclear anarchy returning to the Middle East.
Trump is the Master of Making America Grate
Trump’s decision this week to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is a global tragedy likely to unsettle an already volatile Middle East and a world in some disarray.
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.