Alexei Navalny

June 22, 2023 | Ivana Stradner |

Turn Russia’s paranoia against it: Fight back in the information war

A Russian bureaucrat and his wife are at home with their child. They’re disillusioned, asking themselves, “Is it the kind of life I dreamt of?” Then the man decides to contact the CIA. “We...

May 25, 2023 | Andrea Stricker |

Russia and Partners Block Condemnation of Chemical Weapons Treaty Violations

The Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held its fifth review conference last week to assess implementation of the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and set priorities...

May 15, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Statement to the Fifth Review Conference on the Chemical Weapons Convention (RC-5)

To ensure peace in the days ahead, there must be no impunity for Russia’s violations and its most grave threats to security. 

May 12, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

It’s time to hold Russia accountable for its use of chemical weapons

The film “Navalny” won the Academy Award in March for best documentary feature. The picture details the Kremlin’s 2020 apparent attempt to assassinate Alexei Navalny using a chemical nerve agent...

May 10, 2023 | Andrea Stricker |

Two Years On, Syria’s Suspension from the OPCW Was Beneficial

Member States’ Next Act Should be Suspending Russia

February 3, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Ending Global Reliance on Russia’s Nuclear Energy Sector

November 28, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

Statement to the Conference of States Parties (CSP-27) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) November 29-December 2, 2022

Mr./Madam Chairperson, Director-General, Distinguished ambassadors and delegates, It3 is an honor to address the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Conference of States Parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention...

September 29, 2022 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

U.S. Must Show Russia There Is No Impunity for Chemical Weapons Use

A meeting next week of the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) presents an opportunity for the United States and its allies to demand Russian compliance...

June 17, 2022 | LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, Gabriel Scheinmann

U.S. Restraint Has Created an Unstable and Dangerous World

Decades of ignoring the menaces posed by Russia and China has led the West to a precipice.

March 24, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

Deter Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine

How Biden handles threats will dissuade Moscow and other adversaries from using these weapons—or encourage it.

November 2, 2021 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

Putting chemical weapons questions to Russia backfired

Excerpt Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent more than a year ago. The United States and its allies responded at a recent meeting of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons...

November 2, 2021 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

August 30, 2021 | Andrea Stricker, John Hardie

Biden Must Stop Russia’s Illicit Procurement of Sensitive American Technologies

Investigations have exposed many Russian illicit procurement schemes in recent years, targeting items ranging from sensitive diving equipment to dual-use machine tools to components used in night-vision and thermal-imaging devices.

August 27, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late August

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July 14, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early July

June 29, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late June

June 23, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Swiss miss

Biden blew a chance for a win in his meeting with Putin

June 15, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Suspend Syria and Russia from the WHO

Earlier this year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, another member of the UN family, made history by voting to strip the Bashar al-Assad regime of its voting rights and other privileges.

June 11, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What to Expect From the Biden-Putin Summit

Biden wants ‘stable and predictable’ relations with Russia. Is that possible?

April 30, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late April

Late April Trends