Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in Financial Times about the Biden administration’s prospects for arms control after extending the New START agreement for five years.
John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said the Biden administration stood a higher chance of success than the Trump White House.
“Trump never established himself or his administration as a serious partner or negotiator while Biden and his team have a reputation for honest engagement, and the ability to execute,” he said, adding that the Trump administration’s demand to include China was “either incompetence or disingenuous — more likely a touch of both”.
“The Biden administration showed its intent to prioritise and to identify the importance of treaties’ integrity and the need to deal with other treaty parties genuinely and sincerely.” Read more
