🔊 Listen to Blog Global initiatives to promote arms control have come into focus as the world commemorated UN Disarmament Week from October 24th to 30th. This observance places pressure …
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Russia Modifies Nuclear Doctrine: Implications for Global Security
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhRussia Modifies Its Nuclear Doctrine: On Sunday, September 1, 2024, Russia declared that it will revise its nuclear doctrine in response to the West’s actions in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The …
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The Geopolitical Chessboard: The Budapest Memorandum and Russia-Ukraine Relations
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhThe US, UK, and Russian Federation, who met on December 5, 1994, in Budapest, Hungary, provided security assurances in conjunction with Ukraine,s admission to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as …
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International Day against Nuclear Tests: South Asia’s Nuclear Dilemma
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh🔊 Listen to Blog Since 2010, the UN General Assembly has observed August 29 as the International Day against Nuclear Testing (IDANT), as mentioned in Resolution 64/35 of that year. …
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Strengthening Alliances: US-South Korea Nuclear Strategy Aims at North Korea
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh🔊 Listen to Blog At a NATO meeting in July 2024, U.S. and South Korean officials adopted new guidelines for nuclear deterrence and operations with regards to Korean Peninsula. The …
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Second NPT Prep Com 2024; Pathway towards Productive Negotiations
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh🔊 Listen to Blog The pressure on States parties to advance the treaty’s implementation is growing as diplomats gather in Geneva for the 2024 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (Prep …
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SIPRI Yearbook 2024: Rising Global Nuclear Arsenal Sparks Concerns
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh🔊 Listen to Article It is estimated that there are 12,121 nuclear weapons in the world, 9,585 of which are in military stocks and ready for deployment.According to the Stockholm …
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Balloon Controversy Inflames Korean Peninsula
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh🔊 Listen to Article Balloon controversy inflames the Korean Peninsula. On June 4th, 2024, South Korea announced that it had suspended a contentious military deal with North Korea to begin …
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🔊 Listen to Blog The Helsinki Final Act was signed in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on August 1, 1975. This historic victory of collaboration over war laid the groundwork …
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National Pride or Strategic Necessity? Decoding Pakistan’s 1998 Nuclear Tests
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh🔊 Listen to Blog When it conducted its first nuclear weapon test in 1974, India wooed the whole community with the auspicious label “Smiling Buddha.” By successfully introducing the new test to …