New START

March 5, 2026 | Ivana Stradner, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Escalation Without Detonation: Russia’s Nuclear Threats

Fears of a renewed arms race are echoing around the world once again, ignited by last month’s expiration of New Start, the last treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenal deployment. This week,...

February 9, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Andrea Stricker

China Denies U.S. Accusation of Nuclear Tests

U.S. claims of secret low-yield nuclear explosive tests by China are “outright lies,” Beijing said on February 9. Such tests would violate the informal global testing moratorium. The...

February 4, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Expiration of New START Offers Chance for U.S. To Revamp Nuclear Posture Towards Russia and China

The expiration of the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty offers the Trump administration an opportunity to reexamine and strengthen the U.S. nuclear posture to deter both Russia and...

October 6, 2025 | |

‘Zero Real Reaction’: Zelenskyy Frustrated Over Western Response to Russian Attacks on Ukraine

Russia Targeting Civilian Infrastructure: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed frustration with the lack of world reaction to Russia’s latest bombardment over the...

June 13, 2025 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Nuclear Cooperation Among the ‘Axis of Aggressors’: An Emerging Threat

October 12, 2023 | Peter Doran |

To Support Israel, We Must Reverse Course on Iran

The Biden administration’s conciliatory approach to Tehran has only emboldened its aggressive policies.

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.

February 21, 2022 | Eric S. Edelman |

The Pros and Cons of ‘Deterrence by Disclosure’

Analyzing the Biden administration’s policy of making information about Russia’s movements and intentions public.

November 2, 2021 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

October 8, 2021 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Biden Must Continue the Bipartisan Nuclear Consensus

A nuclear arms race is underway, but so far, the only participants are Russia and China. The United States, for its part, is barely treading water.

June 18, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What Happened at the Biden-Putin Summit? Not Much.

The two discussed Afghanistan, cyberattacks, and more.

June 11, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What to Expect From the Biden-Putin Summit

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

January 14, 2021 | Eric S. Edelman, John Hardie

Russia

December 7, 2020 | Maj. Shane “Axl” Praiswater |

Why We Need a New ICBM

The arguments for keeping a nuclear triad.

January 31, 2019 | Orde Kittrie, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Midterm Assessment: Arms Control & Nonproliferation

February 29, 2012 | Rebeccah Heinrichs The Hill |

Obama Broke Promise to Senate on Defense Spending

In selling his New START treaty with Russia, President Obama promised senators he was committed to improving U.S. missile defenses and modernizing America's aging nuclear arsenal. E...

January 17, 2012 | |

Obama’s Weaker, More Timid Approach to Defense Sends a Dangerous Message

Iran kicked off the new year with a host of challenges to the...

November 15, 2011 | |

Obama’s Disarmament Policy: We Go First

While the Obama administration has spent the last three years attempting to take the world down the Road to Zero nuclear weapons, last week the International Atomic Energy Agency released a repor...

November 14, 2011 | |

A Blow to Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’

Moscow dismisses the IAEA's latest findings on Iran's nuclear program.

October 12, 2011 | Rebeccah Heinrichs The Weekly Standard |

Sacrificing Missile Defense for ‘Reset’

When Barack Obama campaigned for president in 2008, he promised to “cut investments in unproven missile defense systems.” The word “unproven,” folks worried, could be used...