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‘Cornerstone’ Cornered by the NWS
Dr Manpreet Sethi warns that the behaviour of the five nuclear weapons states leaves the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty more fragile than ever.
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Is Russia Responsible for No Consensus at Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Meet?
THE QUINT - APLN member C. Uday Bhaskar writes: The breakdown in attaining consensus was attributed to Moscow, which was apparently unhappy with certain references to the war in Ukraine.
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India Sending Troops to Russian Vostok 2022 Exercise
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan argues that ongoing participation in Russian military exercises puts India in a unique position.
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[JPN] The Ukraine Invasion, an Ongoing War of Attrition
ASAHI SHIMBUN - APLN member Fujiwara Kiichi argues that the war in Ukraine has become a war of attrition, deepening the crisis in international politics.
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Renewed Call to End the War in Ukraine
100 senior political, diplomatic, military, and expert figures from across the Asia-Pacific region have joined with APLN to call for an immediate end to the war in Ukraine.
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An Increased Risk of Nuclear War?
GLOBAL AGENDA - APLN senior associate fellow Nobumasa Akiyama appeared on NHK to discuss how the world should face up to Russia's nuclear threats in the war against Ukraine.
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Japan’s Nuclear Choices After Ukraine
TODA INSTITUTE - APLN member Masakatsu Ota discussed the status of Japan’s commitment to the three non-nuclear principles and alternative approaches to upholding the peace constitution.
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The Indispensable NPT: Black Swans and Black Boxes
John Tilemann discusses two ‘black swan’ events adding new contentious issues to the already overloaded and fraught agenda for the 10th NPT Review Conference.
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Amid Ukraine War, Gap between Nuclear Weapon Haves and Have-Nots Needs Urgent Attention
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - APLN member C. Uday Bhaskar argued that the need to quarantine the nuclear weapon to its core mission of deterrence is critical and urgent.
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Learning the Right Nuclear Lessons From Ukraine
THE JAPAN TIMES - APLN member Ramesh Thakur wrote about the Hiroshima Round Table and analysed how the Russian threats of nuclear weapons use had added to global fears of a nuclear Armageddon.