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Has AUKUS diminished the non-nuclear security strategy of New Zealand?

Has AUKUS diminished the non-nuclear security strategy of New Zealand?

Oct 22, 2021 | Politics & Society

By Luke Hazelton & Robert Patman Despite claims that a new strategic alliance between Australia, the UK, and US (AUKUS) had marginalised New Zealand, there are indications this development could bolster the significance of Wellington’s non-nuclear stance in the...
How did the U.S. gamble with peaceful nuclear technology in a world of growing nuclear arsenals? 🔊

How did the U.S. gamble with peaceful nuclear technology in a world of growing nuclear arsenals? 🔊

Aug 3, 2021 | Politics & Society

Following the development of the atomic bomb and its use against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States was confronted about the concerns of the development of nuclear weaponry. But the technology also presumably held peaceful uses ranging from the use of nuclear...
What does the TPNW mean for the future of nuclear armament? 🔊

What does the TPNW mean for the future of nuclear armament? 🔊

Mar 16, 2021 | Politics & Society

On February 22, 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force. However, the treaty’s purpose of a nuclear-weapons-free world has faced opposition from the states who have nuclear weapons stockpiles. What does this mean for the...
What are the promises and potential pitfalls of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?

What are the promises and potential pitfalls of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?

Jan 12, 2021 | Politics & Society

By Robert Patman & Luke Hazelton The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is an important landmark in the continuing effort to establish a global ban on the use of nuclear weapons. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is an...
What does it mean to decolonise the language around arms control? 🔊

What does it mean to decolonise the language around arms control? 🔊

Dec 16, 2020 | Politics & Society

How much of the discourse on nuclear proliferation and other arms control is dominated by western notions, and in particular, a civilisation clash? What would a decolonisation of the discourse on arms control mean for the future of nuclear non-proliferation? Doug...
Will the Biden administration re-join the Iran nuclear deal? 🔊

Will the Biden administration re-join the Iran nuclear deal? 🔊

Dec 7, 2020 | Politics & Society

President-elect Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to return to normalcy. At the start of his campaign, he proposed that the US return to the Iran nuclear deal, an agreement which President Donald Trump withdrew the US from in 2018. What complications will the US face...
What dangers do low-yield nuclear weapons pose to the world?

What dangers do low-yield nuclear weapons pose to the world?

Jul 14, 2020 | Politics & Society

By Ben Goldson With international treaties focused on regulating higher-yield nuclear weapons, the relatively lighter “tactical” armaments have quietly proliferated in their place, despite being far more destructive than either of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and...
Q+A: Banning the bomb: Are the days of nuclear weapons numbered?

Q+A: Banning the bomb: Are the days of nuclear weapons numbered?

Jul 10, 2019 | Politics & Society

In 2017, the United Nations General Assembly passed a mandate to negotiate a treaty that would ban nuclear weapons. While the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons passed 122 votes to 1, no nuclear state or NATO member other than the Netherlands voted on the...
Will Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal jeopardise North Korean negotiations?

Will Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal jeopardise North Korean negotiations?

May 15, 2018 | Politics & Society

By Tony Walker Tony Walker explores whether Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal could fracture alliances and jeopardise North Korea negotiations. President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to withdraw from the multilateral agreement to restrain Iran’s...

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