By Samuel Hickey The president of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Dian Triansyah Djani of Indonesia, has determined that the Security Council cannot proceed with the United States’ effort to snap back sanctions on Iran. After quiet consultations with the 15-member body, he said that he was “not in a position to take further […]
A Major Nuclear Arms Treaty Expires Next Year. What Happens Next?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with North Carolina Public Radio’s The State of Things about the New START agreement and the potential for nuclear accidents as long as nuclear weapons exist.
The Final Test of Trump’s Iran Policy
By Samuel M. Hickey Years of the Trump Administration trying to squeeze Tehran, either to the negotiating table or to regime change, have so far failed. As the U.S. general election creeps ever closer, it seems that a last-ditch effort to unilaterally reimpose all previous United Nations (UN) sanctions and more permanently isolate Iran is […]
Select Comparisons Between House and Senate FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Bills
Topline Funding House Authorized Senate Authorized Total Funding $740.5 billion (includes $0.5 billion in defense related activities) $740.5 billion DoD Base Funding $635.5 billion $636.4 billion DoE Base Funding $26.6 billion $25.9 billion Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Funding $69 billion $69 billion Defense Funding Outside of Armed Services Jurisdiction $8.9 billion $9.1 billion Nuclear and Related Weapons […]
Japan marks 75th atomic bomb anniversary with call for unity in pandemic
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey spoke with TRT World Now (Turkey) about the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the nuclear threats that still exist.
