In a widely expected move, on May 8, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the immediate U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear deal) and the imposition …
Why a peace treaty, not just denuclearization, should be the goal for the Korean peninsula
Despite all eyes on the showing of unity between the Koreas at the Pyeongchang Games this month, North Korea’s nuclear program remains the elephant in the Olympic-sized room. And here’s …
We Need To Ban Nuclear Weapons (In Spite Of Canada)
Make no mistake: neither North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test nor the recent high-stakes stalemate over Iran’s nuclear program are the root of nuclear insecurity. They are but symptoms of …
Ploughshares in the news: January 2016
January 18, 2016 January 4 The Globe and Mail: Ottawa going ahead with Saudi arms deal despite condemning executions (quotes Cesar) By Steven Chase January 5 The Globe and Mail: Critics push …
Canada’s Disarmament Conference Boycott is Ill-Advised
Author Cesar Jaramillo Published in the Waterloo Region Record Canada’s newly elected Conservative majority government seems to be wasting no time in taking a tough stance on foreign policy, but …
Dealing with North Korea: Let’s not be panicked by the nuclear aspirations of a desperately poor nation
Author Ernie Regehr Published by the Waterloo Region Record North Korea has demonstrated a formidable capacity for trying the patience of the international community, but that does not mean we …
Progress Toward Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula
Author Ernie Regehr The Ploughshares Monitor Spring 2007 Volume 28 Issue 1 When the six-party talks1 finally produced an agreement on 13 February 2007 to reaffirm the common goal of the …
Responding to the North Korean Bomb
Briefing 06-6 Author Ernie Regehr Scarcely a year before its October 9 test of a nuclear warhead, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea or the DPRK) made a …