Timothy Farnsworth
Tim Farnsworth joined the Arms Control Association in January 2011. Before joining ACA, Tim was a communications and research client manager for K Street Research Inc. where he specialized in defense policy issues. Tim currently covers space and cybersecurity policy for ACA and contributes to Arms Control Today. Among many other tasks, he also maintains ACA's websites and is the editor and a contributor for Arms Control Now, the blog of ACA. Tim is a graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego where he earned a B.A. in political science with a concentration in international relations and minored in public policy. He is an active alumnus and currently serves on Oswego’s Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) Leadership Council.
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Recent Publications
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Arms Control TodayMarch 2, 2012
The United States will join with the European Union and other space-faring countries to develop an international code of conduct for outer space activities, but will not sign on to the EU’s current draft of a proposed code, U.S. officials have said.
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Arms Control TodayDecember 2, 2011
More than 700 participants from 60 countries met in London last month to discuss international norms governing behavior in cyberspace and begin building a framework for future discussions on international cooperation in that realm.
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Arms Control TodayNovember 2, 2011
China and Russia surprised the international community last month when they submitted a letter at the UN General Assembly outlining a proposal for an International Code of Conduct for Information Security.
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Arms Control TodayAugust 30, 2011
The Pentagon’s new cyber strategy provides the department with guidance on how to defend the United States in cyberspace. The strategy states that cyberspace is an operational domain in which the rules of armed conflict apply.
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Arms Control TodayJune 2, 2011
The Obama administration last month released its international strategy for cyberspace, calling on “like-minded states” to come together to establish acceptable rules and norms for responsible state behavior in cyberspace.
My Account
ACA In The News
Why Chemical Weapons Have Been A Red Line Since World War INational Public Radio
May 1, 2013
Building New Ballistic Missile Subs Could Demand Smaller Fleet, Navy Says
Global Security Newswire
May 1, 2013
Syria chemical weapons: Where did they come from?
The Christian Science Monitor
April 26, 2013
U.S. Gets "B-" for Anti-Nuclear Efforts
Global Security Newswire
April 25, 2013
US Gun Lobby Targets International Arms Treaty
Voice of America
April 25, 2013
Pentagon report on North Korea nuclear capabilities stirs worry, doubts
Reuters
April 12, 2013








