Publications
The TPNW Conference Closes, Challenges to Overcome Political Agendas [in Japanese]
AbstractProfessor Akiyama shares his thoughts on the TPNW convention held in Vienna which ended on June 23. He indicates the significance of the number of countries that participated and the importance of how these countries displayed the will to ban nuclear weapons. However, he also points out the challenges of the meeting’s outcomes and Japan’s role in nuclear disarmament.
The U.S.-Russia Arms Control Regime Ended by the Russo-Ukrainian War: The Implications of Nuclear Intimidation for Deterrence Against China (Part 2) [in Japanese]
AbstractAs the strategic goals of the status quo state(the United States), the revisionist state (China), and the declining state (Russia) are different, it is not easy to establish an arms control system among the three. In addition, the development of hypersonic glide vehicles and other developments have blurred the boundaries between nuclear and non-nuclear assets. As the institutional design of the Cold War era finally comes to a true end, how should Japan get involved in the search for a new system?
The U.S.-Russia Arms Control Regime Ended by the Russo-Ukrainian War: The Implications of Nuclear Intimidation for Deterrence Against China (Part 1) [in Japanese]
AbstractThe nuclear threats made by Russia have transformed nuclear weapons into weapons that can be "used" in regional-level combat. The United States will have no choice but to establish new regulations with Russia and China. However, the premise of order itself, on which the U.S.-Russian arms control system has been based since the Cold War, has broken down.
The Reality of the Stability-Instability Paradox: “Hybrid War under Nuclear Intimidation” Exposed in the Russia-Ukraine War [in Japanese]
AbstractIn the strategic environment of "hybrid war under nuclear intimidation," this article discusses the way Japan should deal with nuclear risks from three levels: the nature of deterrence posture; the role of arms control in defining strategic competition; and the norms that should serve as the basis for the nuclear international order.
Bridge-Building Between Two Morals Toward a Common Goal: Words of Popes and U.S. Presidents
AbstractThis essay discusses the divergence between the “idealistic” view of the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and the “realist” views of acknowledging the significance of nuclear weapons in international security in terms of the different ethical systems on which they depend. It argues the possibility of bridging the gap between the two by referring to the interplay of Pope John Paul II and President Reagan on nuclear ethics and deterrence.
Ripples from the Invasion of Ukraine Nobumasa Akiyama, Yasuhiro Matsuda [in Japanese]
AbstractInstead of making a broad argument that only possessing nuclear weapons will deter, it should be approached from major national strategies and goals, to security strategies and necessary equipment.
Creeping Fear of First Use of Nuclear Weapons: Is President Putin Serious? [in Japanese]
AbstractRegarding the Ukraine crisis, Prof. Akiyama explains the process of nuclear threat by the Russian military.
The use of nuclear weapons is unthinkable under normal circumstances, but… Interview with Prof. Nobumasa Akiyama, Hitotsubashi University [in Japanese]
AbstractProf. Akiyama talks about the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other issues.
TPNW, Iran…Professor AKIYAMA Nobumasa Explains the focus of NPT Review Conference [in Japanese]
AbstractThe Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference will be held from January 4, 2022. In this article, Professor AKIYAMA Nobumasa, as an interviewee, explains the focus of the NPT Review Conference, analyzes the current status of nuclear disarmament and where to find clues to resolve the division.
Reviewing the Role of Nuclear Weapons: Akiyama Nobumasa, Professor, Hitotsubashi University [Viewpoint: The Ukraine Crisis] [in Japanese]
AbstractRather than rushing to discuss "nuclear sharing" in the midst of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, it is necessary to objectively analyze the risks and roles of nuclear weapons and their limitations, and then to discuss the position of nuclear weapons from the perspective of national security in a cool-headed manner.