Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in Just Security analyzing the lessons learned from the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Those who do not learn from history are condemned to suffer for their failure. On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia escalated its war of aggression against Ukraine with a massive attack, […]
Letters and Publications
Op-Ed: Biology Is Dangerously Outpacing Policy
Gregory Koblentz, a member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group, co-authored an article for the New York Times about the need for greater government oversight on pathogen research in lab environments. “The original source of the coronavirus pandemic remains unconfirmed. While it was likely the result of a spillover from animals to humans, a lab […]
Op-ed: The Republican Call for Defense Budget Cuts Appears Real
Senior Fellow John Isaacs wrote an op-ed in Inkstick analyzing the latest necessary calls for reduced Pentagon spending — this time, from Republicans. “Sometimes, a surprise is not a surprise. In recent years, the US defense budget has skyrocketed. Last year, for example, Congress added $44.6 billion to the Pentagon budget compared to an already sky-high […]
Op-ed: Can an interim deal break the Iran nuclear impasse?
Paul Castleman Fellow Samuel Hickey wrote an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft arguing that any reasonable interim or replacement Iran deal is found within the existing deal. With all diplomatic engagement effectively halted since September 2022, the crisis over Iran’s ongoing nuclear program has folded into the background of international politics. Both sides are wary of […]
Op-ed: There is no alternative: US-Russian nuclear arms control must restart. Now.
Research Analyst Connor Murray authored an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about the importance of immediately engaging in arms control with Russia as we are now less than three years away from the expiration of the New START agreement between the world’s two largest nuclear powers. “The nuclear landscape today is far […]
