Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in the immediate aftermath of the Hanoi Summit. “While all this is going on . . . there’s a dangerous rise in tension between India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers. This is the most dangerous international situation that has arisen during the […]
The art of the no deal: how Trump and Kim misread each other
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with The Guardian about the abrupt ending to the Hanoi Summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un. Stephen Biegun, the US special representative for North Korea, who had taken part in preparatory talks with North Korean officials, was sidelined at the summit, his place at the table taken by […]
What makes a nuclear summit successful?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with BBC World News ahead of the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, detailing what makes a nuclear summit successful.
At the Vietnam summit, Trump has a chance to prove everyone wrong on North Korea
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in Vox discussing the potential outcomes of the summit with North Korea. But nearly all warned that there’s a very real chance the summit could actually have a negative impact on the negotiations — or even lead to a total collapse of the talks altogether. That could happen […]
Harder Tasks Await Trump, Kim at 2nd Summit
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke to Voice of America about the upcoming second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. One of the biggest accomplishments in Hanoi would be to hand off the nuclear negotiations to specialists, said James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “The […]
