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  • 16 Apr 2025
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Trump puts nuclear weapons on the agenda. The world should listen

    Jane Hardy
    A “nuclear triumvirate” of the United States, Russia and China could make a difference.
  • 15 Apr 2025
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Understanding doubts over US extended nuclear deterrence in Asia

    Bec Strating
    The tenuous logic of trading Seattle for Seoul is being further tested by Trump administration.
  • 11 Apr 2025
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Middle East
    • Iran
    • United States

    Why Oman? Explaining the choice of venue for US-Iran talks

    Jonathan Campbell-James
    Oman’s skill as a facilitator has been fine-tuned over decades – not that many know.
  • 31 Mar 2025
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Public Opinion

    From MAD to TikTok: The generational shift in nuclear thinking

    Anum A. Khan
    If Gen Z and Gen Alpha don’t much think about nuclear weapons, they may unintentionally weaken the very structures that have prevented catastrophe for decades.
  • 10 Mar 2025
    • Myanmar
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Myanmar's impossible plutonium puzzle

    Andrew Selth
    Is Myanmar hiding a secret nuclear reactor and reprocessing facility to produce the core ingredient for a nuclear weapon? Or was this just a scam?
  • 4 Feb 2025
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Trump and the global nuclear order

    Anubhav S Goswami
    The impact of the President’s second term on the global nuclear order could be profoundly negative.
  • 6 Dec 2024
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United Nations
    • Iran
    • Iraq

    Hans Blix: The arms control Einstein who turned 96 this year

    Kourosh Ziabari
    A consensus-builder who believes nuclear weapons are never in safe hands, no matter who holds them.
  • 5 Nov 2024
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    What’s new in Russia’s latest nuclear statement?

    Sitara Noor
    Vladimir Putin has rattled his sabre once again in the face of US and NATO deliberations on Ukraine’s use of weapons.
  • 30 Sep 2024
    • China
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • New Zealand

    China's missile tests New Zealand's principles

    Nicholas Khoo
    There are three reasons why China’s missile test is a serious challenge to New Zealand’s interests.
  • 29 Aug 2024
    • China
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    US shifts nuclear focus to counter China’s growing arsenal

    Amrita Jash
    Beijing’s nuclear modernisation means its intentions and commitments to non-proliferation will continue to be questioned.
  • 19 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Nuclear subs, nuclear power … could nuclear weapons be next?

    Daniel Flitton
    The Australian public has shown a willingness to go along with what was once unthinkable.
  • 5 Dec 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United Nations

    Indonesia ratifies nuclear weapons ban treaty. Australia should too.

    Marianne Hanson
    Why does the government remain at odds with the vast majority of its neighbours?
  • 3 Nov 2023
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Australian leadership in Indo‑Pacific nuclear diplomacy

    John Tilemann
    With growing state capabilities in the region, “guardrails” are more important than ever. Canberra can help.
  • 2 Oct 2023
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Pacific Islands

    French criticism of nuclear ban treaty highlights Canberra’s dilemma

    Nic Maclellan
    Can Australia rebuild a strategic military partnership with France at the same time as independence movements claim Pacific support?
  • 25 Aug 2023
    • Australia
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Australian Navy
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • United Kingdom
    • United States

    The social licence for AUKUS has not yet been earned

    Peter K. Lee , Alice Nason , Sophie Mayo
    Convincing Australians that nuclear-powered subs are needed, and worth the $368 billion price tag, is a hard sell.
  • 7 Aug 2023
    • Japan
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States

    For America’s atomic bomb legacy, the past is present

    Daniel Mandell
    The fallout of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – as well as nuclear testing in the Pacific – continues to hang over the US regional reputation.
  • 17 Apr 2023
    • Australia
    • Australian Navy
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    AUKUS: What to do with nuclear waste?

    Maria Rost Rublee
    Only by investing in community consent – “social licence” – can the government be certain about long-term storage plans.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Has Southeast Asia warmed to AUKUS one year on?

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    The shock of surprise has faded and a new tone from new voices may ease some concerns. But objections remain.
  • 29 Jul 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Can we please have a real debate on nuclear submarines?

    Marianne Hanson
    It looks suspiciously as if a decision is already made, even with a promised 18-month investigation only half-way done.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Australia and the Nuclear Ban Treaty

    Peter Hooton
    If disarmament is to be truly realistic, the world needs to change the conversation about nuclear weapons.
  • 14 Mar 2022
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Japan
    • Ukraine

    Ukraine war triggers debate on Japan’s nuclear option

    Purnendra Jain
    In a new and volatile strategic environment, a decades-old commitment on non-proliferation is up for discussion.
  • 25 Feb 2022
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Australia
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Keeping Australian uranium out of Russian hands – and bombs

    Daniel Flitton
    After MH17 was shot down the Abbott government banned yellowcake sales to Russia. But then struck a deal with Ukraine…
  • 22 Feb 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Russia

    Damage limitation and US nuclear strategy

    Victor Abramowicz
    In an atomic world, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
  • 29 Dec 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Australian Navy
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom

    An AUKUS surprise – Best of The Interpreter 2021

    The Interpreter
    An extraordinary decision put Australia at the centre of regional defence debates.
  • 2 Nov 2021
    • United States
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Russia
    • Vietnam

    Arms control is not just about arms

    Khang Vu
    Getting US-Russia arms control talks on track can weaken the Russia-China partnership and strengthen US-Vietnam ties.
  • 6 Sep 2021
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Japan

    Japan’s nuclear identity and the complicated endgame

    Tom Corben
    The legacy of a complex nuclear history weighs heavily on a country torn between deterrence and disarmament.
  • 19 Aug 2021
    • China
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    China’s new silos: Nuclear arms control more urgent than ever

    Gareth Evans
    News of huge missile silo fields shows dumb luck is no basis for managing a risk of nuclear catastrophe.
  • 22 Jan 2021
    • United States
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Russia
    • European Union

    Russia-US relations in 2021: Key things to watch out for

    Alexey Muraviev , Nina Marković Khaze
    For all the talk of China, the Russia factor is still a huge challenge for the Biden administration.
  • 21 Jan 2021
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Australia

    A “No-First-Use” doctrine would undermine American nuclear deterrence

    Andrew O'Neil
    And Australia should make clear to the Biden administration any such commitment is not in the interests of allies.
  • 2 Nov 2020
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • United Nations

    Nuclear Ban Treaty: Wishful thinking over realism

    Andrew O'Neil
    Lacking enforcement mechanisms or a practical path to elimination, the treaty has little chance of being effective.
  • 5 Aug 2020
    • Diplomacy
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Gareth Evans , Chung-in Moon
    Existing nuclear arms control deals are dead or dying, but that should not be an excuse to give up disarmament hopes.
  • 15 Jun 2020
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Arms control or out of control?

    Marianne Hanson
    Revoking hard-won arms control achievements seems nothing less than madness.
  • 3 May 2019
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • North Korea

    North Korea’s uranium and prospects of a stealthier bomb

    Morris Jones
    Counting Pyongyang’s missiles for potential nuclear weapons is understandable but perhaps we need to think smaller, too.
  • 16 Nov 2018
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    It’s time to fill Asia’s arms control void

    Tanya Ogilvie-White
    The post-Cold War arms control architecture is crumbling, and if it can’t be salvaged, something new is required.
  • 26 Sep 2018
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Iran

    EU and Iran push back against US sanctions

    Rodger Shanahan
    The sight of the EU and Iran jointly announcing a plan to blunt a signature US initiative must infuriate Washington.
  • 8 Dec 2017
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • United Nations

    Does the nuclear weapon ban treaty warrant the Nobel Prize?

    John Carlson
    Australia should not sign the ban treaty. But the need for nuclear disarmament has not diminished.

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