This
program area incorporates ongoing attention to the implications of
developments in North Korea’s nuclear program for East Asian regional
security, the nuclear deterrence dimension as a nexus for evolving China-Japan
regional relations, and the specific linkages of missile defense in
East Asia to both broader regional security concerns.
As
the confrontation over Iran’s nuclear ambitions continues to fester,
many sources of this crisis remain poorly appreciated. This program
examines the unique historical and contemporary forces shaping both
Iran’s nuclear aims and international resistance to them, aiming to
help build the understanding and relationships that are a prerequisite
to a peaceful resolution.
The
US-India nuclear cooperation initiative challenged established norms on
global nuclear nonproliferation. This program examines the range of
implications for this initiative, focusing on the particular dilemmas
for Canadian policy as re-opened global nuclear cooperation with India becomes a reality.
As
the human presence in space expands, the aspiration to keep space free
of armed conflict faces the challenges of unpredictable technological
development and uncertain global political trajectories. This program
takes a holistic approach to the question of space weaponization,
focusing on the evolution of space security in both short-term and
long-term contexts.
The
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is widely thought to be facing a
moment of truth. This program includes a range of activities focusing
on the role of the vision of global nuclear disarmament in current
debates over the future of the NPT and the broader nonproliferation
regime it anchors.
