Nuclear Governance in the Asia-Pacific

Mely Caballero-Anthony holds the President’s Chair of International Relations and Security Studies at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is also Head of the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. Prof Anthony is currently a member of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network on Nuclear Non-Proliferation (APLN). From 2013 to 2017, Prof Anthony served on the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (ABDM) and was its Chairperson in 2016. She was Director of External Relations at the ASEAN Secretariat from 2011 to 2012. Her research interests include regionalism and multilateralism in Asia-Pacific, global governance, human security and non-traditional security, nuclear security and conflict prevention. She has published extensively on a broad range of security issues in the Asia Pacific. Her latest books include, Negotiating Governance on Non-Traditional Security in Southeast Asia (Columbia University Press, 2018). Julius Cesar I. Trajano is Research Fellow with the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also presently a member of the leadership team of the International Nuclear Security Education Network and is a member of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific – Nuclear Energy Experts Group. Mr Trajano conducts policy research studies and has publications (book chapters, articles, op-ed commentaries, policy reports) on non-traditional security issues, particularly on nuclear security and safety governance in the Asia-Pacific, peacebuilding and environmental security.

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List of Contributors

Preface

1 Introduction: Nuclear governance in the Asia-Pacific

MELY CABALLERO-ANTHONY AND JULIUS CESAR TRAJANO

2 Asia-Pacific regional nuclear governance: Fragmented, patchy, yet fixable?

TREVOR FINDLAY

3 The missing piece? The US approach to nuclear governance in Asia

DAVID SANTORO AND TOM CORBEN

4 Nuclear governance in China: National efforts and regional contributions

DAOJIONG ZHA AND TING DONG

5 Japan’s contributions to nuclear security and non-proliferation

NAOKO NORO, MASAHIRO OKUDA AND YOSUKE NAKAGAWA

6 Nuclear governance in South Korea: National actions and regional contributions

HOSIK YOO

7 Role of nuclear education in nuclear governance: Perspective from Thailand

DOONYAPONG WONGSAWAENG AND SUNCHAI NILSUWANKOSIT

8 Nuclear governance in Southeast Asia: Practices, challenges and future pathways

MELY CABALLERO-ANTHONY AND JULIUS CESAR TRAJANO

Index