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Global Outlook: Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Disarmament
Russian-North Korean Cooperation of Convenience
By Herbert Wulf | 19 June, 2024
No doubt, the top priority behind the new-found friendship between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un is arms supplies. The Russian armed forces has a great need for conventional artillery ammunition and missiles in the war against Ukraine.
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Iran-Israel: The Escalation Calculus
By Lydia Khalil | 19 April, 2024
Iran’s weekend strike against Israel was thwarted, but how should we calculate its impacts?
Have New Zealanders Really Been ‘Misled’ About AUKUS, or Is Involvement Now a Foregone Conclusion?
By Marco de Jong and Robert Patman | 16 April, 2024
Any assessment of New Zealand’s strategic interests must be clear-eyed and not clouded by partial truths or wishful thinking.
Agonizing over Europe’s Defence: Some Narratives are Getting Ahead of the Facts
By Herbert Wulf | 04 April, 2024
Russia's aggression against Ukraine in February two years ago was a shock to European security policy. It did not come entirely out of the blue, however, because Russia had already annexed Crimea in 2014 in violation of international law. But the great rupture in European security architecture happened in February 2022.
Boots on the Ground?
By Herbert Wulf | 01 March, 2024
In February, Emmanuel Macron did not rule out the possibility that soldiers from NATO countries could also be deployed in Ukraine. This announcement has caused considerable irritation in the EU and NATO, for various reasons.
A Nuclear Attack by Design — or by Accident — Must Never Happen
By Thalif Deen | 08 December, 2023
Excerpts from an interview with Hirotsugu Terasaki, Director General of Peace and Global Issues at Soka Gakkai International (SGI).
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.
Russian-North Korean Cooperation of Convenience
By Herbert Wulf | 19 June, 2024
No doubt, the top priority behind the new-found friendship between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un is arms supplies. The Russian armed forces has a great need for conventional artillery ammunition and missiles in the war against Ukraine.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
Iran-Israel: The Escalation Calculus
By Lydia Khalil | 19 April, 2024
Iran’s weekend strike against Israel was thwarted, but how should we calculate its impacts?
Have New Zealanders Really Been ‘Misled’ About AUKUS, or Is Involvement Now a Foregone Conclusion?
By Marco de Jong and Robert Patman | 16 April, 2024
Any assessment of New Zealand’s strategic interests must be clear-eyed and not clouded by partial truths or wishful thinking.
Agonizing over Europe’s Defence: Some Narratives are Getting Ahead of the Facts
By Herbert Wulf | 04 April, 2024
Russia's aggression against Ukraine in February two years ago was a shock to European security policy. It did not come entirely out of the blue, however, because Russia had already annexed Crimea in 2014 in violation of international law. But the great rupture in European security architecture happened in February 2022.
Boots on the Ground?
By Herbert Wulf | 01 March, 2024
In February, Emmanuel Macron did not rule out the possibility that soldiers from NATO countries could also be deployed in Ukraine. This announcement has caused considerable irritation in the EU and NATO, for various reasons.
A Nuclear Attack by Design — or by Accident — Must Never Happen
By Thalif Deen | 08 December, 2023
Excerpts from an interview with Hirotsugu Terasaki, Director General of Peace and Global Issues at Soka Gakkai International (SGI).
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.