Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell and FCNL’s Anthony Wier co-wrote an op-ed in Just Security about the importance of remaining in the Open Skies Treaty. Last December, 25 Americans, along with counterparts from Canada, Germany, France, Romania, and the United Kingdom, joined Ukrainians on an urgent mission to help them defend their nation. A few days […]
Trump’s Withdrawal From the Open Skies Treaty Jeopardizes US National Security
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in The Nation about the Open Skies Treaty. Arms control expert Alexandra Bell, who worked on the Open Skies Treaty and served as the senior adviser in the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, told me that it is not even […]
Op-ed: Congress must push for a ‘Gold Standard’ nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia
Research Analyst Sam Hickey writes in The Hill that Congress must push for a 123 “gold standard” nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia. After months of Members of Congress issuing troubling reports, holding hearings and writing letters, there is finally some good news on U.S. policy regarding a Saudi civil nuclear energy program. The Trump administration appears to be taking […]
US nuclear bombs at Turkish airbase complicate rift over Syria invasion
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in The Guardian about a way the Trump administration exacerbates nuclear crises. Alexandra Bell, a senior policy director at the Centre for Arms Control and Non-proliferation, said the Trump administration did not have confirmed officials in key posts that would normally be tasked with dealing with such nuclear dilemmas. “The […]
Editorial: Open Skies Treaty Allowed Eyes Over Russia; Trump Wants to Give Them Up
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was referenced in a New York Times editorial on the necessity of staying in the Open Skies Treaty. Alexandra Bell of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Anthony Wier of the Friends Committee on National Legislation also say that the surveillance planes have more flexibility than satellites. Overflights […]
