Asia

Sri Lankan Military

Connecting the OSINT Dots on Sri Lankan-North Korean Military Deals

Are Sri Lankan and North Korean military deals simply due to disjointed internal-decision making?

North Korea Nuclear / Radiological

North Korea is Practicing for Nuclear War

North Korea is not testing missiles – they are conducting military exercises.

North Korean Flag in Pyongyang

A Familiar Story: The New UN Report on North Korean Sanctions Implementation

UN Panel report shows that sanctions regime is failing to disrupt North Korea’s illicit activities.

First Atomic Bomb from China

China’s Happy to Sit Out the Nuclear Arms Race

China has figured out low-cost deterrence and the limits of nuclear weapons.

Thomas Schelling, Re-Explored

Joshua Pollack revisits the seminal works by the late great theorist on deterrence in Europe and compellence in Asia.

The Future Impact of North Korea’s Emerging Nuclear Deterrent

The Future Impact of North Korea’s Emerging Nuclear Deterrent

The ripple effects of North Korea crossing the nuclear threshold may be more limited than they first appear.

Xi in the US

Xi in the US

There’s a glaring absence on the Xi-Obama agenda this week: nuclear weapons.

India-China Strategic Relations and the Nuclear Dimension

India-China Strategic Relations and the Nuclear Dimension

Video lecture by Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd), Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

North Korea Bioweapons Program

North Korea’s Bioweapons Program

Analysis of images of the Pyongyang Bio-technical Institute reveals North Korea can produce regular, military-sized batches of biological weapons, specifically anthrax.

Nuclear Fuel Bank of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Fuel Bank: A New Nonproliferation Tool

A former Soviet facility that once produced fuel for nuclear submarines now has the chance to play a key role in reducing the spread of nuclear weapons.