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...
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...
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...
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...