The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Dr. Francesca Giovannini – executive director of Project on Managing the Atom at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School – is the … Read more
From November 2 to 3, the Asia Economic Community Forum (AECF) took place in Incheon, South Korea. At this forum, which is aimed at enhancing cooperation among Asian countries, a special session hosted by the Taejae Future Consensus Institute drew considerable attention. The session, titled “Nuclear Arms Race and Emerging Security Challenges: Is U.S.-China Cooperation … Read more
For the first time in years, the United States and China held discussions on nuclear arms control in Washington, D.C. on November 6. The last time that such an engagement took place was when the Obama administration was in office, almost a decade ago. The talks also took place before an anticipated meeting between U.S. … Read more
International arms control is undergoing the most drastic changes since the end of the Cold War. The major pillars of the established arms control framework, such as the Anti-Ballistic Missile, the Intermediate Nuclear Forces, the Open Skies, and the New Strategic Arms Reduction (START) treaties, are either dead or dying. The United States, one of … Read more
The Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test 06b Ground-Based Interceptor launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on June 22, 2014. Credit: U.S. Missile Defense Agency In a June speech, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan indicated that the United States would need new strategies to achieve its longstanding goal to “reduce the risk of nuclear conflict.” … Read more