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The New START verification regime: How good is it?

Commentary May 21, 2020

The New START verification regime: How good is it?

Commentary May 21, 2020

On Arms Control, Little Reason for Optimism

Commentary May 19, 2020

On Arms Control, Little Reason for Optimism

Commentary May 19, 2020

Officials in Moscow and Beijing will read Mr. Billingslea’s interview and see nothing to give them reason to negotiate.

US nukes in Poland are a truly bad idea

Commentary May 18, 2020

US nukes in Poland are a truly bad idea

Commentary May 18, 2020

On May 15, the U.S. Ambassador in Warsaw, Georgette Mosbacher, suggested relocating U.S. nuclear weapons based in Germany to Poland. One hopes this was just a mistake by a political appointee unfamiliar with NATO nuclear weapons issues, not a reflection of official U.S. government thinking. Moving nuclear weapons to Poland would prove very problematic.

Zelenskyy’s first year: New beginning or false dawn?

Commentary May 18, 2020

Zelenskyy’s first year: New beginning or false dawn?

Commentary May 18, 2020

There were high hopes for Ukraine’s prospects to develop into a successful, democratic and economically prosperous state when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Unfortunately, the country has experienced a series of false starts and missed opportunities over the past three decades.

Weapons, Opportunity Costs, COVID19 and Avoiding Nuclear War

Commentary May 11, 2020

Weapons, Opportunity Costs, COVID19 and Avoiding Nuclear War

Commentary May 11, 2020

Our Future Depends on Achieving Immunity to COVID-19 Together

News May 11, 2020

Our Future Depends on Achieving Immunity to COVID-19 Together

News May 11, 2020

On the World Class podcast with Michael McFaul, guests David Relman and Michelle Mello say progress will likely be uneven with states each pursuing varying degrees of social distancing and shelter-in-place policies

Going Nuclear on Climate Change?

Commentary May 11, 2020

Going Nuclear on Climate Change?

Commentary May 11, 2020

Three inter-related reasons why nuclear power cannot address our planetary crisis: time, money, and risk.

U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations—A Short History

Commentary May 4, 2020

U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations—A Short History

Commentary May 4, 2020

An accomplished negotiator puts nuclear arms control in perspective—what it has achieved, where it has failed and what it can do for our future security.

U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations—A Short History

News May 1, 2020

U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations—A Short History

News May 1, 2020

In my line of work, you have to have a long memory. Periods of success in negotiations are followed by droughts, because of politics, military upheaval, arms buildups—yes, sometimes the weapons have to be built before they can be reduced—or a sense of complacency: “We have arms control treaties in place; let’s just focus on implementing them.”

Keeping Peace in the Nuclear Age

Commentary April 29, 2020

Keeping Peace in the Nuclear Age

Commentary April 29, 2020

Why Washington and Moscow Must Extend the New START Treaty

Putin’s Not-so-Excellent Spring

Commentary April 21, 2020

Putin’s Not-so-Excellent Spring

Commentary April 21, 2020

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Trump's fake news on arms control?

Commentary April 14, 2020

Trump's fake news on arms control?

Commentary April 14, 2020

Aftershocks: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the New World Disorder

Commentary April 10, 2020

Aftershocks: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the New World Disorder

Commentary April 10, 2020

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a global public health disaster of almost biblical proportions. It is a once-in-a-century occurrence that threatens to destroy countless lives, ruin economies, and stress national and international institutions to their breaking point. And, even after the virus recedes, the geopolitical wreckage it leaves in its wake could be profound.