Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with OZY about North Korea freeing American hostages ahead of a potential June 12 summit. This outcome is the result of “months of back-channel negotiations between North Korea and the U.S. State Department, both countries’ intelligence agencies and assistance from the Swedish Embassy,” says Alex Bell, senior policy director […]
Trump’s reality-show handling of prisoner release belies hard diplomacy ahead with North Korea
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Los Angeles Times about the effect of North Korea releasing three American hostages on future negotiations. Alexandra Bell, an expert in arms control, said, “He needs to know the asks and red lines, stick to the plan and react to what’s put on the table. You have […]
The Demilitarized Zone, where Kim Jong Un and Trump might meet: a brief guide
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Vox about the potential Trump-Kim meeting taking place in the Korean DMZ. “In choosing the DMZ, my fear is that the Trump administration is focused on optics, rather than substance or practicality,” Alexandra Bell, a nuclear expert at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told me. “Given […]
(Translation) As in less than a year threat of nuclear war has turned into a promise of peace between Koreas
Executive Director John Tierney spoke to BBC Brazil about his concerns about the process of achieving peace on the Korean peninsula. The possibility of an apocalyptic scenario came not only from the general public, but from experts such as John Tierney, a former US Congressman for the Democratic Party and current executive director of the […]
Op-ed: Three Strikes Means Bolton Should Be Out
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell and Policy Analyst James McKeon wrote an op-ed in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists detailing concerns with John Bolton’s foreign policy blunders. “While it might surprise some, there are actually standards of civility in Washington. There is an understanding that to account for unforeseen changes in hierarchies (a subordinate […]
