Dr Shivani Singh publishes new article on Global South

Global South states have long advocated for nuclear disarmament, from the Bandung Conference to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Yet recent abstentions and muted positions on conflicts suggest waning commitment. Shivani Singh examines how multipolar dependencies shape these states’ responses, and what it means for the nuclear order.

A feature of the global nuclear order since 1945 has been Global South advocacy for disarmament. The Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee (ENDC) was formed in 1961, comprising developing states such as Brazil and India. Their advocacy drew attention to the rights and responsibilities of Global South actors as equal stakeholders — rather than passive bystanders — in the world nuclear order.