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The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Becomes International Law

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Becomes International Law

FromGlobal Dispatches -- World News That Matters


The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Becomes International Law

FromGlobal Dispatches -- World News That Matters

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A treaty to ban the use of nuclear weapons becomes international law on January 22, 2021.  The treaty seeks to do to nuclear weapons what previous international treaties have done to chemical and biological weapons -- that is, prohibit their use on humanitarian grounds.  Nobel Peace Prize winning Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, discusses exactly this treaty obliges of its member states and also the broader politics surrounding the effort to get countries to sign onto the treaty.           Beatrice Finh -- exec dir of int'l camp to abolish nuclear weapins 
Released:
Jan 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs. Named by The Guardian as "a podcast to make you smarter," Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.