Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell wrote an op-ed in Inkstick about why the State Department’s new #swagger social media campaign goes against what diplomacy stands for. “Few things in the world are certain, but make no mistake, Secretary Mike Pompeo does not have swagger. Neither does the State Department. In simple, definitional terms, “swagger” is […]
Will The Army’s 1,000-Mile Missiles Kill Reagan’s INF Treaty?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to Breaking Defense about the current state of arms control between the US and Russia. “Putin is no Gorbachev and Trump is no Reagan,” said Alexandra Bell, a former State Department official now with the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation. We can try to replicate the 1980s’ power play, […]
Op-ed: Congress Wants a Space-Based Missile Defense System. That’s a Colossally Bad Idea
Executive Director John Tierney and Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle wrote an op-ed for Defense One explaining why the proposed space-based missile defense system is a bad idea. In March 1983, President Ronald Reagan delivered an Oval Office speech to announce his Strategic Defense Initiative — or as it was dubbed by critics, “Star Wars.” […]
Q&A: Luisa Kenausis ’17 — A passion for policy
Our Scoville Fellow Luisa Kenausis was featured for a Q&A on her alma mater’s news site. Q: How did you become interested in nuclear policy? A: I started out in nuclear science, but I was not really in love with just the technical side. I thought it was interesting and challenging, and I’ve always loved to be […]
Experts skeptical of Trump’s claim China is holding up N. Korea progress
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with Circa about the current state of negotiations with North Korea. “The North Koreans are really hung up on that…,” said James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation. “From their perspective, that needs to be done first before we can actually move to a […]
