By Shane Ward Eleven years after its last Strategic Concept, NATO faces its most critical self-assessment since the Cold War. “Our security environment is more complex and contested than ever before,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated earlier this year. “We are adapting to a more competitive world.” The new Strategic Concept, which establishes NATO’s “enduring […]
MEMO: Advice to President Biden on Arms Control With Russia
By John Erath It was announced this week that President Joe Biden will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16 in Geneva. As one who focuses on non-proliferation and arms control for a living, I hope these issues will feature prominently on the agenda. And, as one who spent many years preparing policy makers […]
Civil Society Leaders Demand the Entry into Force of Nuclear Testing Ban Treaty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rowan Humphries Communications Assistant 202.546.0795 #2106 rhumphries@armscontrolcenter.org (New York)—Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell delivered a statement on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on behalf of nongovernmental organizations at the 11th Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT at UN headquarters in New York. The full text of […]
Op-ed: What You(th) Can Do about Nuclear Weapons
Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Sara Kutchesfahani and Program Assistant Erin Connolly wrote an op-ed and published it in conjunction with the Outrider Foundation. An excerpt is below. Through leading the March for Our Lives, and involvement in other movements like the Women’s March and myriad climate change groups, young people are making sure their voices […]
Fact Sheet: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Updated January 2025 The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a multilateral agreement that prohibits the explosive testing of nuclear weapons. The CTBT opened for signatures on September 24, 1996, but the agreement is still in the ratification stage. The United States has signed, but has not yet ratified the treaty. The United States conducted […]
