By James Loftis, Policy Intern The Trump Administration just released its “Executive Summary of Findings on Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments,” also known as the Compliance Report. As directed by Congress, the Department of State is required to provide an annual report on “the status of United States policy and […]
Fixing the Holes in Our Social Contract
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was a featured guest on Ploughshare’s Press the Button podcast, talking about the importance of remaining in the Open Skies Treaty.
How the Senate Can Strengthen Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones
The United States doesn’t need to reserve the right to nuke Australia or Togo. Take one minute and learn how the Senate can make that clear. It’s long past time to ratify the remaining Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones.
Academic article: How to fix, preserve and strengthen the Open Skies Treaty
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell co-authored an article in Deep Cuts on how to save the Open Skies Treaty. A picture, it is said, is worth 1,000 words. The image-centric Treaty on Open Skies (Open Skies) embodies that concept perfectly. The trusted pictures shared among all the Parties to the treaty create more certainty than […]
Nuclear Insecurity
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was a guest on the Press the Button podcast, on which she discussed the Trump Administration’s potential to be the only administration in 60 years not to start or finish a nuclear arms control agreement; the decisions facing the president sworn in in 2021; and how nuclear arms control struggles […]