Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with The Guardian (UK) about the ongoing confusion surrounding talks between the United States and Russia over the New START agreement. Alexandra Bell, a former state department official and now senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said the pre-election urgency followed “literally months of […]
Op-ed: India, China, Pakistan: Three nuclear powers hurtling towards the boiling point
Program Coordinator Abby Pokraka wrote an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft on the importance of paying attention to the tensions between the nuclear-armed states of India, Pakistan and China. For decades, India and Pakistan have clashed over Kashmir, the mountainous region both countries claim. But to make matters more complicated, China has a stake in the […]
Hold Russia accountable for latest chemical weapons attack
Scientists Working Group member Gregory Koblentz co-authored an op-ed in The Hill about the need to hold Russia accountable for its most recent chemical weapons attack against Alexei Navalny. To uphold long-standing international norms and laws against the use of chemical weapons, Washington and its allies should impose meaningful sanctions on Moscow. Russia has repeatedly […]
2020 Election Could Decide Whether US Pursues Nuclear Escalation or Arms Control
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to Truthout about the potential a U.S. president has to make substantive changes through arms control. Alexandra Bell, senior policy director with the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation and co-author of the report “Blundering Toward Nuclear Chaos: The Trump Administration After Three Years,” expressed disbelief that Trump would “give up […]
Op-Ed: How the Arms Trade Treaty has influenced the US-China diplomatic chessboard
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey and former intern Jessica Budlong wrote an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft about how the little-known Arms Trade Treaty has influenced the U.S.-China diplomatic chess board. Almost four years into its term, the Trump administration continues to abandon international security agreements at a dizzying clip. These actions are providing China with the […]