Regional Perspectives on a Nuclear Weapons Ban

On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an overlooked event has shaken nuclear politics. With its 50th ratifier, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW/Ban Treaty) is set to become binding. The pros and cons of that treaty, the possible consequences going…

The idea of establishing a Weapons-of-Mass-Destruction-Free-Zone (WMDFZ) in the Middle East has been regularly re-addressed at the United Nations. This article contributes to that process by exploring possible pathways to a working and sustainable treaty crafted for the region.

Using a Comparative Area Studies approach to Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and South Asia, we discuss how regional issues shape global non-proliferation and disarmament politics. Focus is on the nuclear-weapon-ban norm, recently codified in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice is calling for essays for a special issue addressing Regional Perspectives on a Nuclear Weapons Ban. In preparation for that special issue, the guest editors Dr. Leonardo Bandarra and GIGA expert Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen invite applications for a virtual authors’ workshop on 22 May 2023.

With its 50th ratification, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is soon set to become legally binding. It is a contentious treaty, drafted by a group of 124 non-nuclear-weapon countries in 2017. The GIGA online event embraces perspectives from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and South Asia. Video of the event availiable.

Full nuclear disarmament and the effective non-proliferation of atomic weapons are two of the most challenging aspirations of humankind. To ­tackle these issues, most analysts focus on the experiences of nuclear-weapon-owning states. A different perspective is taken here, however, by drawing lessons…

On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an overlooked event has shaken nuclear politics. With its 50th ratifier, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW/Ban Treaty) is set to become binding. The pros and cons of that treaty, the possible consequences going…

The idea of establishing a Weapons-of-Mass-Destruction-Free-Zone (WMDFZ) in the Middle East has been regularly re-addressed at the United Nations. This article contributes to that process by exploring possible pathways to a working and sustainable treaty crafted for the region.