Our Take Proud to be an international woman in a male-oriented field: Senior Policy Analyst Sara Z. Kutchesfahani celebrates the women she’s met in her career in nuclear non-proliferation for International Women’s Day. Read more Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Spending Briefing Book: We break down the budget request and put it all in context. Learn more A Will to […]
Trump’s North Korea Dilemma: Asking For Billions For Missile Defense Without Freaking People Out
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke to BuzzFeed News about the balance President Trump is forced to find between reassurance and asking for funding. “This is really just throwing good money after bad because we already know that they are not effective,” Philip Coyle, a former assistant secretary of defense who headed the Pentagon’s test […]
CTV News: Reaction to North Korean Invitation
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with CTV (Canada) News on the potential U.S.-North Korean summit. He said any steps taken away from military action in North Korea is a positive diplomatic development. But, he said, the first thing the White House should do is fully staff North Korea and negotiations experts at the State Department. “The […]
North Korea Experts Stunned Yet Cautiously Optimistic About Trump-Kim Meeting
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Huffington Post about a potential U.S.-North Korean summit. “Honestly, it was stunning. I don’t think you’d be able to find anyone who follows this issue closely that would’ve predicted that announcement tonight,” said Alexandra Bell, the senior policy director at The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. […]
Great opportunity or trap? 12 experts weigh in on the Trump-Kim summit.
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell weighed in with Vox on news of a potential U.S.-North Korea summit. “We should go into any talks with clear eyes and cautious optimism. This could be the start of something good, and it could also fail miserably. The White House needs to empower the experts in our government and […]
