Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell co-wrote a piece for War on the Rocks decrying the idea that arms control is dead. “To be sure, previous methods of arms control, such as the intensive verification and counting systems of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), might be less relevant today for some issues, but what is needed is […]
Kim’s Small Steps on Nuclear Program Put Ball in Trump’s Court
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Bloomberg about North Korea’s steps toward denuclearization. “Shuttering a missile launch facility or a nuclear facility is different from an overall comprehensive plan to account for, and then verify, roll back and eventually dismantle an entire nuclear weapons program,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Washington-based […]
North Korea agrees to dismantle nuclear complex if US also takes steps; Kim says he’ll visit Seoul
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Stars and Stripes about North Korea’s declaration with South Korea. “This has really put the ball in the Trump administration’s court,” Alexandra Bell, of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said in an interview. “It’s very clear that President Moon and Chairman Kim are committed to moving […]
Op-ed: Stop trying to make #swagger happen
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, […]