Publication

In May this year, representatives from member states will converge in New York to review the implementation of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The treaty provides the legal and normative basis for the non-proliferation regime and, the review conference, which comes every fifth year, is considered an important indicator of its health. The last review cycle ended in a regrettable failure to adopt a final document in 2005 reflecting sharp differences between state parties on a number of issues.