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From Tlatelolco to the TPNW: the role of Latin America and the Caribbean in nuclear disarmament

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Vol. 53 No. 200 (2021): Septiembre-Diciembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2021.61110

Abstract

The entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) opens a new chapter in the sphere of nuclear disarmament. Latin America and the Caribbean, having distinguished themselves as disarmament forerunners with the establishment of the first Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone with the Treaty of Tlatelolco in 1967, are likely to maintain a key role as they provide an essential contribution to the counter-hegemonic reframing of the global nuclear order. After mapping the region’s debate on the TNPW, the present article analyzes the main differences and analogies between the two legal instruments taking an institutional-historical viewpoint and resorting to empirical evidence. Starting from these observations, the article demonstrates that the potential role of Latin American and Carribean states is likely to be of primary importance in the future of nuclear disarmament.

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Nuclear Disarmament, Multilateral Diplomacy, Latin America, TPNW, Counter-Hegemonic Discourse

Author Biography

Francesco Pezzarossi, Universidad de Trento

Participante del programa de investigación académica ‘EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Internship’ en la Universidad de Amberes (Bélgica), financiado por el Consorcio de la Unión Europea para la No Proliferación y el Desarme. Licenciado en Estudios de Seguridad Internacional por la Universidad de Trento y la Escuela de Estudios Avanzados Sant’Anna (Italia).

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Pezzarossi, F. (2021). From Tlatelolco to the TPNW: the role of Latin America and the Caribbean in nuclear disarmament. Estudios Internacionales, 53(200), 137–161. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2021.61110
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