Report of Panel on Peace and Security of Northeast Asia (PSNA) 2018

Abstract

The Panel on Peace and Security of Northeast Asia (PSNA) was established in November 2016 in order to facilitate “political processes, through timely policy recommendations and public engagement, to create a NEA-NWFZ as part of establishing peace and security in the region” (PSNA Mission Statement. 20 November 2016. http://www.recna.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/recna/psna). The Panel consists of 17 members from 8 countries (Australia, China, Germany, Japan, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea, the UK and the US) with four co-chairs (Peter Hayes, Michael Hamel-Green, Chung-in Moon [acting co-chair, Yansoo Hwang] and Masao Tomonaga) (PSNA Members. http://www.recna.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/recna/psna-members). PSNA held its third meeting in Moscow, Russia, on 31 May–1 June 2018. This report contains two sections: (1) summary of the discussion at the third PSNA meeting and (2) comments from the co-chairs. While the contents of this report are based on the PSNA activities, the authors are responsible for the contents.

Keywords

• Northeast Asia
• missile defense
• denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
• Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT): Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
• nuclear security and safety