(FEBRUARY 28—WASHINGTON) Following the abortive meeting in the Oval Office this afternoon, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Council for a Livable World release the following statement from Executive Director and former Congressman John Tierney, a nuclear weapons and diplomacy expert: “Today, President Trump addressed President Zelenskyy as if he were a defeated […]
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3 Years Later: 5 Problems With Forcing a Ceasefire
By John Erath It has now been three years since Russia began its current aggression against Ukraine, and an end to the horror may be farther off than ever. President Donald Trump is correct when he says that the war has brought pain and hardship to millions and should be stopped, but his preferred approach is […]
Op-ed: North Korea in Ukraine: What It Means for the World
Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in The Diplomat about North Korean troops in Ukraine. In October 2024, the news broke that North Korea was sending troops to Russia to participate in Moscow’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Although most international responses to this development involved condemnation of this latest escalation, there was also […]
The Baltic Blueprint: A Modern Approach to NATO’s Deterrence
by Paulius Razukevicius* The world is facing potentially its most precarious moment since the end of the Cold War. China’s military and economic reach stretches across continents, sparking unease throughout the Euro-Atlantic region. In Eastern Europe, Ukraine remains a flashpoint, with conflict outcomes as uncertain as ever and Russia poised to disrupt the rules–based international […]
Could Putin Use a Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine? 3 Experts Weigh In
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about changes to Russian nuclear doctrine. John Erath, senior policy director at the nonprofit Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said that he believes Putin has already been using nuclear weapons as “instruments of diplomacy through threats and blackmail to limit the military assistance that is going […]
