Tom Plant and Matthew Harries
The UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishment is returning to full public ownership. The flaws in the old model were clear, but the change does not guarantee improvement.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Defence Management, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Edited by Luba Zatsepina and Tom Plant
The 2020 UK PONI Papers examine contemporary civil and military nuclear issues and are written by emerging experts from academia, government and industry who presented at the 2019 UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) Annual Conference.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Conference Reports, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Technology
Cristina Varriale
This paper uses survey data to examine the extent to which the UK’s prioritisation of disarmament verification is perceived by the European NPT community to be a valuable contribution to the disarmament agenda.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Occasional Papers, UK, Europe
Cristina Varriale
An appeal to reason, logic and intellectual discipline in analysing North Korean affairs
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North Korea, Information
Wojciech Pawlus
The Polish authorities may have done well in stemming the coronavirus pandemic, but they are in a political dilemma.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, NATO, Coronavirus, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Europe
Project Sandstone
North Korea appears to have ordered a significant portion of its shipping fleet to return home in what is likely a reaction to the global outbreak of the coronavirus, new analysis by Project Sandstone can reveal.
Tags: Project Sandstone, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North Korea
Ryan Henrici
The recent execution of chemical attacks by Moscow, Damascus and Pyongyang for diverse purposes may not only suggest that the prohibitive power of international conventions is now fading away, but also signals the emergence of a new class of states who can deploy a credible chemical threat.
Tags: International Security Studies, RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Global Security Issues, Technology
J Simon Rofe
In a period of heightened tensions between North and South Korea, the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang represent an opportunity for the disarming power of sport diplomacy to take centre ice.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea, Global Security Issues, International Institutions
Björn Alexander Düben
The nature of North Korea's political system suggests that it might not behave like other nuclear powers.
Tags: RUSI Journal, North Korea, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
This workshop was the first in a series of regional roundtables to exchange views about the future of the NPT as it moves past its 50th Anniversary.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
With the support of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy London (YPFP), UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) is pleased to announce this roundtable event in the policy context surrounding the UK...
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
UK Project on Nuclear Issues will host a one-day introductory workshop covering the basics of nuclear technology for early career professionals.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Fighting for the soul of Western militaries
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement
New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration