Regulating Nuclear Weapons
The quest to regulate nuclear weapons gives us one possible answer to the question of why there has not been a third world war.
Opinion – North Korea’s Nuclear Tests and Potential Human Rights Violations
Despite regime propaganda asserting safety, multiple groups have raised accusations concerning radioactive leakage within, and beyond, North Korea.
Thinking Global Podcast – Alexander Lanoszka
Alexander Lanoszka discusses NATO enlargement, conceptualising military alliances, their contemporary significance, nuclear proliferation, and the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict.
Towards Advocating a ‘Tradition Approach’ to Gandhian Nuclear Ethics
The Gandhian tradition constitutes a whole array of complex and multivalent responses to the nuclear question.
The Erosion of the Nuclear Taboo
In the context of the war in Ukraine, the world may be entering a more dangerous phase where the use of nuclear weapons, however localised and limited, emerges as an option.
Nuclear Weapons and International Relations
It may seem strange but, despite their offensive power, nuclear weapons are primarily held as defensive tools – unlikely to be ever used. This is due to a concept central to IR known as ‘deterrence’.
North Korea’s Withdrawal from the NPT: Neorealism and Selectorate Theory
Both neorealism and the selectorate theory show that North Korea’s demand for nuclear weapons strongly correlates with a large US military presence in East Asia.
The Lasting Repercussions of Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Disarmament
30 years post disarmament it is important for Kazakhstan to share its post-nuclear record so that the global community can lobby more effectively for the reduction of nuclear weapons elsewhere.
Review – The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution
Liber and Press present a strong case for a more cautious approach to continued nuclear deterrence, but seem to overlook the potential for catastophe.
Interview – Frank Sauer
Frank Sauer discusses the Iran Nuclear Deal, the ‘nuclear taboo’ and deterrence, nuclear sharing, and several treaties on nuclear weapons, including the New START, NPT, and TPNW.
