The Treaty of Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in North Korea’s Denuclearization Process
Implications for Northeast Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12355271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sudhakar Vaddi (0000-0001-9801-6139, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 293-310 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1040-2659 • E-ISSN: 1469-9982 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10402659.2024.2343028 |
| OpenAlex | W4395049133 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 41 |
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)is an essential milestone in the history of disarmament. The Korean Peninsula has historically been a victim of great power rivalries in Northeast Asia. The paper argues that North Korea's nuclear ambitions need to contextualize the persistent nuclear threats and the erosion of traditional arms control regime in the region. Despite the unchanging security scenario on the Korean peninsula, even after the Cold War and North-South Confrontation, North Korea's nuclear issue has been caught in the web of great power rivalry. It also argues that so far, the NPT has failed to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and nuclear disarmament would not be achieved with nuclear deterrence, and all the parties must join the treaty by acknowledging the urgent need through the prism of the constant escalating risks of nuclear conflict in the region. Converting the existing truce agreement to a permanent or partial peace agreement on the Korean War could be a starting point in solving North Korea's nuclear deadlock and denuclearizing process. The only nuclear weapon country that voted on the first committee General Assembly draft resolution of TPNW signifies that North Korea seems optimistic to walk in the path of a global mission of the nuclear weapon free world
Arms control · Business · China · Deterrence theory · Disarmament · Economics · Great power · International trade · Nuclear ethics · Nuclear weapon · Political science · Rivalry · Treaty · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense
The North Korean Nuclear Weapons Crisis
North Korea's Quest for Nuclear Weapons
Forgotten war, forgotten massacres—the Korean War (1950–1953) as licensed mass killings
A Perpetual Menace
A hegemonic nuclear order
Reconciliation and Peace Process in Inter-Korean Relations
The failing NPT
Putting disarmament back in the frame
Strategic culture as context
Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation
The Evolution of US Extended Deterrence and South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions
Towards Nuclear Stewardship with China
Beijing and the Korean Crisis, June 1950-June 1951
Neorealism and its critics
The Peaceful Origins of North Korea's Nuclear Programme in the Cold War Period, 1945–1965
The Soviet Union and the Origins of the Korean War
Joint Military Exercises and Crisis Dynamics on the Korean Peninsula
Hierarchy, revisionism, and subordinate actors
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |