By Samuel Hickey, Research Analyst On January 14, 2020, the E3 (France, Germany and the United Kingdom) together triggered the dispute resolution mechanism (DRM) enshrined in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. The E3 have been threatening this action for months and the E3 countries are […]
Reciprocate U.S. calls for dialogue, ambassador to UN urges North Korea
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in North Korea News amid a diplomatic stalemate ahead of North Korea’s impending deadline before a year-end “Christmas gift” to the United States. “For North Korea, ‘economic development’ and integration ‘into the international community’ are not nearly as important as security guarantees for the regime,” Alexandra Bell, the […]
History of Conflict in India and Pakistan
Updated May 2025 By Abby Pokraka and Shawn Rostker The history between India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, is inextricably linked. The countries have fought a series of wars since gaining their independence from Great Britain in 1947, largely over the Kashmir region, to which both […]
North Korean ballistic missile tests are very standard. Say WHAT?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was the featured guest on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ video series, Say WHAT? She discussed the different approaches the Trump Administration is taking to North Korea, which does have nuclear weapons, and Iran, which does not.
North Korean Missile Delivers a Message: There’s Little Japan Can Do
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in The New York Times regarding a missile test from North Korea. “They have made clear in the past that they want to see some substantive deal by the end of the year ‘or else,’” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and […]
