Non Proliferation Preparatory Committee  concludes; Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons states point way forward.

Non Proliferation Preparatory Committee  concludes; Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons states point way forward.

The third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has just concluded at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Following two weeks of meetings that ended (as anticipated) without the adoption of an outcome document, the discussions illustrated a clear divide between the majority of countries, who are actively working towards nuclear disarmamen…

For eight decades, a delicate balance held the nuclear threat in check. Now, as the geopolitical cards are being reshuffled, the question is whether the nonproliferation regime is fit for the future — a question that one of America’s great scholar-statesmen, Joseph S. Nye Jr., who died last week at age 88, posed with renewed urgency in his final column.