Ukraine Symposium – The Budapest Memorandum’s History and Role in the Conflict

Ukraine Symposium – The Budapest Memorandum’s History and Role in the Conflict

Ukraine Symposium – The Budapest Memorandum’s History and Role in the Conflict Last month of 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Budapest Memorandum, part of an agreement by which Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal in return for security assurances...
An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty On November 2, 2023, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed a law withdrawing the country’s ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This multilateral treaty prohibits...
A Legal Assessment of North Korean Missile Tests

A Legal Assessment of North Korean Missile Tests

A Legal Assessment of North Korean Missile Tests On July 11, 2023, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Korean People’s Army (KPA) Strategic Force fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), North Korea’s most powerful ballistic...
Deficiencies and Ambiguities of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Deficiencies and Ambiguities of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Deficiencies and Ambiguities of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Touted as an effort to “reframe the debate on nuclear weapons,” the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has currently accumulated 66 ratifications, a little over a year...
Ukraine Symposium – Lawful Use of Nuclear Weapons

Ukraine Symposium – Lawful Use of Nuclear Weapons

Ukraine Symposium – Lawful Use of Nuclear Weapons The February invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces was followed by an even graver threat to global peace as the Kremlin announced President Vladimir Putin’s order to raise Russia’s nuclear forces into a higher...