Product Types: Policy Paper

Policy Paper

Complementing the Padlock: The prospect of blockchain for strengthening nuclear security

Distributed ledger technology has the potential to complement nuclear security practices and enhance the international security regime
June 26, 2020
Policy Paper

Evolving Technologies for Future Deep Geological Repositories: A Closer Look

Technology advancement in drilling industrial oil and gas wells might have potential application for future geological repositories of spent nuclear fuel
May 28, 2020
Policy Paper

Match or Mismatch?: Comparing Formal Requests and Offers for Assistance in Border and Export Controls

Originally published in the Strategic Trade Review Journal Originally published in the Strategic Trade Research Journal Volume 5, Issue 7, Winter 2019.
May 12, 2020
Policy Paper

IAEA Safeguards in North Korea: Possible Verification Roles and Mandates

Effective verification is essential to the credibility and sustainability of any negotiating process for denuclearizing North Korea
March 16, 2020
Policy Paper

From Kargil to Balakot: Southern Asian Crisis Dynamics and Future Trajectories

Two decade review: South Asia crises will likely escalate further & faster as escalation pressure and crisis management challenges grow
February 28, 2020
Policy Paper

Prioritizing Actions for Managing Cybersecurity Risks

Considering cyber risks to the civil nuclear industry and how to address them
February 6, 2020
Policy Paper

General Elections in Myanmar from the Perspective of Inter-Ethnic Relations: Contest and Adaptation

Myanmar is still a country full of political crisis and ethnic conflict. The latter is the main factor hindering its political development.

October 30, 2019
Policy Paper

New Modes of Non-Military Intervention Under the Responsibility to Protect: The Case of the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is a new and evolving principle in international politics and international law, derived from the concept of

October 30, 2019
Policy Paper

Great Expectations: Asking Too Much of the US-India Strategic Partnership

After India re-elected Narendra Modi as Prime Minister in May 2019 in a landslide victory, President Trump congratulated him, tweeting that “great

October 21, 2019
Policy Paper

North Korea’s Hydroelectric Power – The Tanchon Power Station Project

Analysis by Peter Makowsky, Jenny Town and Samantha Pitz Background At first glance, North Korea’s mountainous terrain and numerous riverine systems would

October 11, 2019
Policy Paper

North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard: Recent Activity

A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu, Peter Makowsky and Jenny Town Recent commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Sinpo

September 26, 2019
Policy Paper

Revitalizing Multilateralism to Contain Nuclear Risks

The article is based on the presentation by the author at the Conference América do Sul na era nuclear (South America in

September 18, 2019