After 10 days of meetings in Vienna the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee concluded on 11 August 2023, without agreement.

While state delegations were sparring in lengthy plenary sessions, diplomatic accord was being achieved in the corridors, coffee corners, and side events of the UN Vienna headquarters where the PrepCom was being held.… Read More Opinion: In the new cold war, young activists are fixing diplomacy

A generation who lived through the Cold War’s heart stopping moments, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, dedicating their lives to nuclear abolition may ask where the nuclear disarmament youth are; why are young people only interested in climate action?… Read More Opinion: The Young Champions of Nuclear Disarmament

Russia’s war against Ukraine, with its explicit and implicit nuclear threats, has exposed the vulnerabilities of existing security instruments and raised further concerns about the future of the global non-proliferation norm.… Read More Commentary: Strengthening the nuclear order: Pragmatic internationalism amid Russia’s war against Ukraine