by Roc Iore* Your arms, legs, joints, and muscles are functioning correctly, as are your eyes, ears, brain and nervous system. Even if you live in a competitive environment with other people around you, everyone agrees not to attack each other’s bodies. Everyone can also attack each other’s ability to see, hear, feel and make […]
Reimagining the Pelindaba Treaty: Africa’s Role in a New Arms Control Era
by Nkazimulo Moyeni* As Africa accelerates its peaceful nuclear energy ambitions under the watch of international safeguards, the frameworks that govern arms control must evolve to reflect the continent’s energy needs and geopolitical aspirations. Africa is no longer just a passive observer of great power nuclear rivalry, but can become a strategic actor in shaping […]
We Keep Talking About the Indo-Pacific. So I Went and Listened.
By Shawn Rostker In Washington, we talk about the Indo-Pacific constantly — its strategic importance, its contested future and the role the United States ought to play in shaping it. But rarely does D.C. pause to ask how the people in the region see that future unfolding for themselves. At the 2025 Young Trilateral Leaders […]
Summary: Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 3838) as passed by the House Committee on Armed Services
Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY26 Request FY26 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book Request Numbers in this analysis only include discretionary requests Numbers may not add due to rounding Total National Defense Discretionary Spending Request (050) […]
