Indo-Pacific

India and the NSG: Unfinished Business

By Rakesh Sood

This article is part of a series. The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary meeting in Seoul ended on June 24 without resolving India’s request to join the group. The final statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting lacked an explicit reference to India’s application to join or an outline for a future course of […]

India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group Conundrum

By T.P. Sreenivasan

This article is part of a series. For India, nuclear disarmament has always been an article of faith, arising from the country’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons and free of violence. Nonproliferation and arms control measures were the initial phase of disarmament, at best, and instruments of perpetual discrimination, at worst. The saga […]

EU Source: UK Government Shakeup as Theresa May Takes Over

By Future Europe Initiative

THIS WEEK’S KEY TAKE-AWAYS Theresa May begins PM role with surprising cabinet decisions Privacy Shield deal approved, US companies can sign on Aug. 1 EU Commission strikes at Google with new antitrust charges

Human Rights is No Game

Panelists call for protections in nations hosting sporting events International sporting organizations need to step up to the plate and pressure countries hosting major sporting events to increase institutional transparency, reduce corruption, and prevent human rights abuses. “This is a moment of great concern and crisis for world sport defined by human rights [negligence], corruption, […]

Innovative Energy Technology Makes India Prime Candidate for Nuclear Suppliers Group

By Anil Kakodkar

Subsequent to the setback India suffered to its effort to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) at the group’s Seoul plenary in June, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center commissioned a series of essays on India and its integration into the nonproliferation regime. This initiative seeks to engage academics, policy makers, and analysts on some […]