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Global Outlook: Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Disarmament
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).
Nuclear Peril, No Clue In Sight
By Masakatsu Ota | 20 November, 2023
Dialogue between experts in addition to intergovernmental consultations between the U.S. and China will increase the influence of Chinese private experts and lead to China's policy formulation with more checks and balances.
Three Scorpions in a Bottle? Disturbing Movements at Nuclear Test Sites in Russia, China and US
By Masakatsu Ota | 16 November, 2023
Evidence of disturbing movements at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and the US is concerning leading experts.
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.
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).
Nuclear Peril, No Clue In Sight
By Masakatsu Ota | 20 November, 2023
Dialogue between experts in addition to intergovernmental consultations between the U.S. and China will increase the influence of Chinese private experts and lead to China's policy formulation with more checks and balances.
Three Scorpions in a Bottle? Disturbing Movements at Nuclear Test Sites in Russia, China and US
By Masakatsu Ota | 16 November, 2023
Evidence of disturbing movements at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and the US is concerning leading experts.
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.