Policy Analyst James McKeon and Research Intern Meyer Thalheimer penned an op-ed in The Hill. “No matter the spin, it is time for officials to be realistic about North Korea’s military research and development capabilities and craft policy responses accordingly. The continued questioning of North Korean claims reveals a set of biases that cloud political […]
Iran Deal Decertification: Options for Congress
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) requires that the President certify Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran every 90 days. If the president does not certify compliance, Congress is given a 60-day window during which it can re-impose sanctions through an expedited process. On October 13 2017, President Trump announced […]
Iran Deal Adoption Day Anniversary
By Meyer Thalheimer Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of an important milestone in the ongoing attempt to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Adoption Day occurred 90 days after the endorsement of the agreement by the United Nations Security Council, and marked the beginning of the agreement’s […]
Op-ed: Is the U.S. about to ‘cheat’ on the Iran nuclear deal? Here’s how this could backfire.
Szilard Advisory Board Member Jane Vaynman penned an op-ed in The Washington Post. “…In designing monitoring for an arms control agreement, states face a trade-off between having enough transparency to observe compliance and needing sufficient safety from observation that could jeopardize their security. For example, visiting all Iranian military facilities could be very useful in […]
Decertifying Without Cause
Citing no substantive evidence, President Trump announced that he would not certify the Iran nuclear agreement, setting up a 60-day window for Congress to potentially re-impose nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. This episode dives into why Congress should do what it does best — nothing — with Tess Bridgeman, a former Deputy Legal Adviser to the […]