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 […]
Op-ed: New Congress, New Tech, New Approach
Program Assistant Erin Connolly wrote an op-ed for The Hill about the opportunity — and need — for the 116th Congress to address artificial intelligence, particularly as it relates to national security. As the midterm election dust settles and a new Congress prepares for life on Capitol Hill by hiring staff and awaiting committee assignments, […]
Op-ed: We don’t have a missile gap in Asia. We have a diplomacy gap.
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Leaders and citizens across Europe are understandably worried about security on the continent as the United States and Russia consider the fate of the INF Treaty. With only one formal strategic stability dialogue in the 21 months that President Trump […]
Kim’s Small Steps on Nuclear Program Put Ball in Trump’s Court
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Bloomberg about North Korea’s steps toward denuclearization. “Shuttering a missile launch facility or a nuclear facility is different from an overall comprehensive plan to account for, and then verify, roll back and eventually dismantle an entire nuclear weapons program,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Washington-based […]
