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 […]
U.S. Envoy Voices Optimism Ahead of North Korea Nuclear Summit
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Wall Street Journal about the upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “Another summit that produces a lot of headlines and no real commitments would be seen as a failure,” said Alexandra Bell, a senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a […]
Op-ed: Trump’s missile defense plans: More theology on unproven technology
Executive Director John Tierney wrote an op-ed in The Hill urging his former colleagues in Congress not to fund an expensive expansion to missile defense without first proving that it works. The Trump Administration’s new missile defense plan could require taxpayers to foot the bill for a new nuclear arms race. It has been the […]
US, N. Korea appear headed toward a second summit, but to what end?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Stars and Stripes about the potential for a second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. “Kim seems to only be interested in talking with the president, so the rough outlines of an agreement might need to happen at the top level,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy […]