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Op-Ed: How the Arms Trade Treaty has influenced the US-China diplomatic chessboard

Research Analyst Samuel Hickey and former intern Jessica Budlong wrote an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft about how the little-known Arms Trade Treaty has influenced the U.S.-China diplomatic chess board. Almost four years into its term, the Trump administration continues to abandon international security agreements at a dizzying clip. These actions are providing China with the […]

How Iran’s missile arsenal holds the Middle East hostage

Research Analyst Samuel Hickey spoke with Arab News about Iran’s missile capabilities. Samuel Hickey, a research analyst at the Washington-based Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Arab News: “Iran often operates in the gray zone between war and peace. “This strategy helps Iran further its security goals, while not necessarily provoking direct retaliation,” he […]

Khojir and Natanz explosions wreck Iran’s strategy of deception

Research Analyst Samuel Hickey was quoted in Arab News about recent explosions in Iran. Samuel Hickey, research analyst at the Washington-based Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Arab News that satellite imagery proves that “the explosion took place at the Khojir missile production complex in eastern Tehran, and not at Parchin as suggested in […]

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