New START

Putin-Xi Summit Fails To Land Major Breakthroughs

This spring is summit season in Beijing.  Russian leader Vladmir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for a two-day summit on May 20 to 21 and signed 40 limited agreements covering...

Can the NPT Survive Amid Global Disorder? 

The 2026 NPT Review Conference is unfolding against a backdrop of geopolitical upheaval. Absent strong U.S. leadership inside and outside the conference, even modest success appears remote.

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,...

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...

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...

‘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...

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

To Support Israel, We Must Reverse Course on Iran

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

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.

The Pros and Cons of ‘Deterrence by Disclosure’

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

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

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.

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

The two discussed Afghanistan, cyberattacks, and more.

What to Expect From the Biden-Putin Summit

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

Russia

Why We Need a New ICBM

The arguments for keeping a nuclear triad.

Midterm Assessment: Arms Control & Nonproliferation

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...

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...