Universalising the TPNW: Challenges and Opportunities

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is a landmark agreement in history nuclear disarmament movement. It was negotiated against wishes nuclear-armed states and many their supporters this context defines challenges opportunities for its universalisation. We argue that universalisation should be understood as strategy maximising authority treaty core norms principles across four categories state: advocacy states, non-nuclear-armed state majority, client states. show how these are extensions what already exists, particularly non-nuclear armed but making connections will require targeted sustained political work. parties to TPNW working with civil society need engage range normative arguments narratives critics. This can done through outreach activities based other campaigns, we set out detail. Engaging more difficult different approach carving open discursive space which TPNW’s humanitarian, ethics, risk rationales must confronted. Political opposition formidable, purpose influence weapons policies increasing treaty’s strategies essential this.