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The implications of the 2017 UN Nuclear Prohibition Treaty for existing and proposed nuclear-weapon-free zones

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The 2017 Nuclear Weapon Prohibition Treaty preamble reaffirmed the role of regional nuclear weapon free zones (NWFZs) in enhancing regional peace and security and in contributing to wider n...
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The 2017 Nuclear Weapon Prohibition Treaty preamble reaffirmed the role of regional nuclear weapon free zones (NWFZs) in enhancing regional peace and security and in contributing to wider n...

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The Nuclear Ban Treaty and 2018 Disarmament Forums: An Initial Impact Assessment

TL;DR: The July 2017 UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will come into force when 50 UN Member States ratify it as mentioned in this paper, and the new treaty has been condemned by nuclear weapon states on the grou
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Hope Becomes Law: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the Asia-Pacific Region

TL;DR: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force on January 2021, but has a long way to go towards institutionalisation and its intended impact on the dominant presumption as mentioned in this paper.
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Examining Southeast Asia’s Diplomacy on Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Security: Shared Norms and a Regional Agenda

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors present a model of the member-states of the EU, namely, the member states of the Netherlands and Belgium, and the EU member-state of Slovenia.
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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

TL;DR: The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development was a major achievement of the international community as mentioned in this paper, and the United Nations system is doing its part to contribute to the realization of the sustainable development goals.
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Paths to peace on the peninsula: The case for a Japan-Korea nuclear weapon free zone

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors advance the case for the establishment of a Korea-Japan Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone that would build on the current nuclear-weapon-free status of Japan and South Korea, and facilitate phased and verified North Korean accession to the zone using similar "later-entry-into-force" mechanisms as those of the Latin American NWFZ (Tlatelolco Treaty).
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What is the UNSC role in nuclear weapon-free zones?

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