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March 5, 2020On a superficial level, calls for extending the arms embargo on Iran may seem like a useful and politically expedient response to Iran’s aggressive activities in the Middle East region. But in reality, such exhortations could undermine regional security.
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March 1, 2020
The State Department’s head of delegation to the 2020 NPT Review Conference provides the U.S. perspective on the meeting.
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March 1, 2020
After 50 years in force, the cornerstone of the nuclear nonproliferation regime is at risk.
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March 1, 2020
French President Macron seeks to enhance the role of France’s nuclear weapons.
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February 13, 2020Iran has taken no additional steps to violate the JCPOA after announcing its fifth breach earlier this year, the IAEA head reports. Despite triggering the deal’s dispute resolution mechanism, Europe remains committed to preserving the agreement and will continue to push back against Washington’s pressure to abandon the accord, according to the EU foreign policy chief.
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February 5, 2020
New START, the last remaining treaty limiting the world's two most deadly arsenals, expires one year from today. Arms control experts urge the Trump administration to agree to extend the treaty.
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February 5, 2020
New START expires on Feb. 5, 2021, but can be extended by up to five years. Here are responses to the common criticisms about an extension of the treaty.
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January 28, 2020
Former officials from the U.S. government outline the case for extending New START and address frequently asked questions about the treaty and the future of arms control.
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January 23, 2020Not much time remains for extending New START, says Russia. The United States has yet to issue a decision regarding the future of the accord, while administration officials give conflicting remarks about bringing in China to an arms control agreement. The United States and Russia met in Vienna in January to talk about strategic security.
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January 17, 2020As the United Nations system staggers under increasing levels of debt, a small group of other multilateral treaties, many of which focus on disarmament topics, are threatened for another reason: lack of money.