Article by Rebecca Johnson via openDemocracy Description This latest article from Rebecca Johnson considers nuclear risks the important role of multilateral treaties, including the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, in denuclearizing all regions and...
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House of Lords NPT Submission
Submission to the House of Lords International Relations Committee Inquiry on the NPT and nuclear disarmament. Written evidence submitted by Dr Rebecca Johnson on behalf of the Acronym Institute January 2019. To download this PDF please click on the link below:...
As Trump and Kim shake hands, what does this mean for Koreans?
by Dr Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy To implement the Singapore and Panmunjom commitments, what is needed is a collective plan to denuclearize security relations across North-East Asia. Two vain men met in Singapore, posed for the cameras and signed a...
The ‘Libyan Model’ is Unhelpful: Korea needs its Own Process for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
by Dr Rebecca Johnson via InDepthNews SEOUL (IDN) – I'm now in Seoul, taking part in the peace actions and international meetings organised by Women Cross the DMZ, referring to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. News has been dominated by...
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – What was agreed, and why the UK should join
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UN talks to ban nuclear weapons: what can they achieve?
What should the nuclear ban treaty include – and what difference does it make, if nuclear-armed governments refuse to join the talks? by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy Although most nuclear-armed governments have made a point of publicly endorsing the goal...
Why the UK was wrong to back Trump’s envoy against UN nuclear disarmament talks
Ignoring protests from the US, UK and some NATO countries, two-thirds of UN member states appear determined to conclude a nuclear ban treaty this year. by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy Ground-breaking talks at the United Nations – negotiating a treaty to ban...
Negotiating a global nuclear ban treaty: nuclear-armed states vs the UN
By Dr Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy UN negotiations start today in New York on a global treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. Ignoring cross-party commitments to multilateral nuclear disarmament, Theresa May's Government will be absent. Five months ago, on 27...
UK NGOs: Government is on wrong side of history boycotting ban negotiations
Today, ICAN UK sent a letter on behalf of 34 NGOs to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, emphasising our disappointment with the UK government’s current position on the ban treaty negotiations starting at the UN in New York next...