On July 21, 2021, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved S. 2792, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, by a vote of 23-3. On September 23, 2021, the House passed H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, by a vote of 316-113. Despite multiple attempts to bring a number of amendments and the […]
Op-ed: How to Jumpstart a Dialogue With China on Arms Control
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey wrote an op-ed in The Diplomat arguing that engaging China in talks for its accession to the Missile Technology Control Regime could open the way for broader arms control talks. “The November 15 virtual summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping produced no breakthroughs, but clearly both Washington and Beijing are […]
The security of space is in limbo
By Isabel Martinez On November 15, the crew on the International Space Station (ISS) was awoken and told to shelter in their spacecraft because of unexpected approaching debris. Mission control was alarmed by the pieces of metal debris hurtling toward the station and wanted the crew prepared to return to Earth should the situation prove […]
Op-ed: The Pentagon’s China Report: Reading Between the Lines
Senior Fellow John Isaacs wrote an op-ed in the National Interest arguing that an effective policy response to China’s military buildup should consider all aspects of the situation, not just the potential numbers of nuclear weapons or ships, and employ all instruments of policy, not just the military. “In early November, the Defense Department released […]
Status and Prospects of Iranian Nuclear Negotiations
By Samuel Hickey Iran’s nuclear program continues to expand and become less transparent with Iran limiting UN inspectors’ access to nuclear sites. Further, there remain monitoring disputes separate from the deal over access to Iranian facilities that has led the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog to complain about an “astonishing” lack of communication. The urgency for […]
