Profile: State Dept. Targets ‘Generation Prague’ By Kelsey Davenport September, 2014 Since 2010, the State Department has hosted an annual conference on arms control and disarmament to support President Barack Obama’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons, with students and young professionals in the field as its principal target audience. In interviews, participants in […]
Voice of America Article on Iran negotiations quotes Amb. Peter Galbraith
Elusive Deal With Iran Could Yield Foreign Policy Legacy for Obama August 31, 2014 by Catherine Maddux A 15-minute phone call made just under a year ago may be what historians say set the stage for a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran – if one is achieved by a November 24 deadline. The call between […]
Al Jazeera – America Story on Israel’s bombardment of Gaza Quotes Lt. Gen. Robert Gard
Why Israel’s bombardment of Gaza neighborhood left US officers “stunned” August 27, 2014 by Mark Perry The cease-fire announced Tuesday between Israel and Palestinian factions — if it holds — will end seven weeks of fighting that killed more than 2,200 Gazans and 69 Israelis. But as the rival camps seek to put their spin […]
Russian Arms Treaty Still Worth It
Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal by Kingston Reif The Wall Street Journal published a letter to the editor by the Center’s Kingston Reif, where he assures that, despite Russian violations of arms control treaties, the pursuit of further treaties and arms reductions is well worth the effort.
Wall Street Journal Publishes Letter to the Editor on Russian Arms Control Cheating by Kingston Reif
By Kingston Reif August 26, 2014 Keith Payne and Mark Schneider write that Russia is a serial violator of arms control treaties and the Obama administration has been uniquely weak in calling out Russia’s bad behavior (“Russia Always Cheats on Arms Treaties,” op-ed, Aug. 19). The authors are right that Russia’s violation of the 1988 […]
