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Dec 20, 2018

Prospects for US-South Korean-Japanese trilateral security cooperation

By Chung Min Lee

Although assessing the intensity and depth of trilateral security cooperation or a lack thereof is hardly a new issue, the stakes are arguably the highest since the outbreak of the North Korean nuclear crisis in the early 1990s.

Defense Policy Japan

New Atlanticist

Oct 22, 2018

Trump right to call out Russia, but is quitting an arms control treaty the answer?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Russians have “not only broken the INF Treaty, they have stomped all over it for well over a decade at least,” said Ellen O. Tauscher, a former US under secretary of State for arms control and international security.

Missile Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2018

Trump to pull plug on arms control treaty with Russia

By David A. Wemer

White House officials, especially National Security Advisor John Bolton, have been pushing to abandon the treaty as they believe it is limiting Washington’s ability to counter China’s growing nuclear arsenal in East Asia.

China Missile Defense

New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2018

Previewing the Trump administration’s Missile Defense Review

By Matthew Kroenig

The Trump administration rolled out a series of national security and defense policy reviews in late 2017 and early 2018, but one important document has yet to be published: the Missile Defense Review (MDR). Insiders predict the MDR could be published as early as next month, so what can we expect? It is likely that […]

Korea Missile Defense

In the News

Apr 12, 2018

Kroenig quoted in Newsweek on missile defense and North Korea

By Matthew Kroenig

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Korea Missile Defense

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Apr 6, 2018

India’s quest for fighter jets: Make in India vs. Make America Great Again

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

Working in tandem with India to improve its capacity to play a stronger role in the region and uphold the existing liberal order, would be a critical stride for US grand strategy.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Past events

Feb 26, 2018

The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy

Arms Control China

IranSource

Feb 20, 2018

US Should Offer Incentives for Iran Missile Testing Moratorium

By Sina Azodi

The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on its European allies to agree to unspecified new measures against Iran’s ballistic missile program as the price for conserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The US, referring to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which codified the 2015 nuclear deal, has repeatedly called on […]

Middle East Missile Defense

Event Recap

Feb 20, 2018

Iran’s Missile Program in Perspective

By Future of Iran Initiative

Iran’s missile program has long been a subject of controversy and the Trump administration has in recent weeks tied its continued implementation of a landmark 2015 nuclear accord to European support for more stringent curbs on Iran’s missile development. At a Feb. 20 panel on the issue organized by the Atlantic Council’s Future of Iran […]

Iran Middle East

New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2018

A Ticking Clock

By Teri Schultz

Rose Gottemoeller, deputy secretary general of NATO, discusses arms control When the Doomsday Clock took its last big leap, moving from five minutes to three minutes to midnight in 2015, Rose Gottemoeller took it personally. She was then US under secretary of state for arms control and had spent her entire career negotiating with first […]

Missile Defense NATO

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