North Korea's bellicose nuclear rhetoric has put sharply into the focus how some states are able to put world peace and security at risk and, as a result of their recent actions, this issue has moved to the top of the international agenda. The international community has been united and...

The world is rightly celebrating this week's historic and ground-breaking achievement in securing an international, legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty. This is the first arms control Treaty adopted by the UN since the Comprehensive (Nuclear) Test Ban Treaty in 1996. As the prime minister said: "We should be proud of the...

Over the last six years, the UK has led international efforts to agree a robust and effective Arms Trade Treaty. In 2006, the UK co-authored the first UN Resolution on this subject, alongside Kenya, Costa Rica, Australia, Japan, Finland and Argentina. This eclectic group of countries demonstrates the strength and...

The word "nuclear" is often on the front pages of the press, whether you're in Tehran, Tokyo or Tunis. In the last few weeks alone, we've seen international talks about Iran's nuclear programme and united international concern that it is developing a nuclear weapon. We have also seen the DPRK...

Countering the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction is one of the most important challenges we face in building a peaceful and secure 21st century. Whilst public attention is always focussed on nuclear issues, that doesn't just mean countering those illegal weapons programmes.

It also means eradicating the threat...