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2018/03/24 | AsiaGlobal Online

OPINION: Trump's Nuclear Posture Is a Farewell to Arms Control

The Nuclear Posture Review puts to bed the fiction that nuclear weapons are for rogue states and reinvigorates an arms race with China and Russia.

2017/09/18 | Dongxiao Chen

The Dangers of Flip-flopping on North Korea

The security situation on the Korean peninsula seems to be moving further away from Beijing’s preferred objectives.

2017/04/11 | Kerry Brown

The Xi-Trump Summit: Rearranging the Furniture

After the Trump-Xi summit in Florida, there appears to be no fundamental change to the Sino-US relationship. 'All that continues as before. Chairs have just been rearranged – that’s all,' writes Kerry Brown.

2017/04/07 | Gregory J. Moore

Reining in Pyongyang’s Nuclear Ambitions: Washington and Beijing’s Common Interests

China and the United States agree that the North Korean regime cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons. 'It’s time for them to put aside their fears and their differences and work together,' Gregory J. Moore writes.

2017/01/16 | The Japan Times

Japan Should Join U.N. Nuclear Arms Ban Talks

Japan has the duty to take part and play a meaningful role in the negotiations as a nation that knows firsthand what are the consequences of a nuclear attack.

2016/10/05 | Brendan Thomas-Noone

Modernized Tactical Nuclear Arsenals Risk Sparking Arms Races

Two technological trends are influencing the way tactical nuclear weapons could impact strategic stability: the proliferation of precision strike weapons and the emergence of advance area-denial capabilities and credible ballistic missile defense. 

2016/09/19 | Euan Graham

North Korea: Reaching for Armageddon

North Korea is in a rush to lock in nuclear gains before the next U.S. administration settles its new policy.