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The Langtang Collapse

On the morning of 26 August 2026, a collapsing glacier above Nepal's Langtang valley set off a flood that reached China within minutes and Nepal's plains within hours, killing more than nine hundred people. This article lays out the verified record: what happened, why disasters like it are striking this corridor more often, what science and policy have so far done about it, and what preparedness, justice and financing now require of both governments.

By The Langtang Collapse

September 3, 2026

UN and its Peace Efforts in the Era of Great Power Rivalry

Mr. Stephen Browne, a renowned scholar on the United Nations with over 30 years of field and HQ experiences in the UN systems, analyzes the power and influence of the "Three UNs" (member states, the secretariat and the global public) and argues how interactions of these stakeholders shape the UN peace efforts in today's increasing complex world.

By Stephen Browne

November 24, 2022

UN and its Peace Efforts in the Era of Great Power Rivalry

By Stephen Browne

November 24, 2022

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Challenges in the Civilian Use of Nuclear Energy and Japan’s Role

The Study Group on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security (chaired by Professor Tatsujiro Suzuki, Nagasaki University), established by the Security Studies Program of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, has published a set of urgent recommendations entitled "Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Challenges in the Civilian Use of Nuclear Energy and Japan’s Role.”

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Security Studies Program

August 4, 2022

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Challenges in the Civilian Use of Nuclear Energy and Japan’s Role

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Security Studies Program

August 4, 2022

Gender Equality in Asia-Pacific

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation has commissioned Equileap, the leading provider of gender equality data & insights globally, to evaluate and publish a report on gender equality at work for APAC’s key developed economies – Australia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China (Hong Kong), Japan, New Zealand and Singapore.

By Equileap

June 16, 2022

Strengthening Japan’s Defense Diplomacy: An SPF Policy Proposal

Strengthening Japan’s Defense Diplomacy draws on research conducted by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation’s Defense Diplomacy Project to offer proposals on urgent issues confronting Japan’s defense and foreign policy. The nine proposals presented here have been drafted by seven authors with diverse areas of expertise and points of view—including former senior officials of the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces—following a process of extensive debate and mutual review.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Security Studies Program

March 22, 2022

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The Langtang Collapse

UN and its Peace Efforts in the Era of Great Power Rivalry

UN and its Peace Efforts in the Era of Great Power Rivalry

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Challenges in the Civilian Use of Nuclear Energy and Japan’s Role

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Challenges in the Civilian Use of Nuclear Energy and Japan’s Role

Gender Equality in Asia-Pacific

Strengthening Japan’s Defense Diplomacy: An SPF Policy Proposal

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