By the Nolan Center Team This week, on November 15th, U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping are set to meet in San Francisco. This follows U.S.-China nuclear talks held on November 6th, which marked an important step forward for both nations. The delegations were led by Mallory Stewart, U.S. Assistant Secretary of…
By Dr. Michiru Nishida Today, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is releasing a new briefer exploring whether U.S. nuclear sea-launched cruise missiles are necessary based on an analysis from the Japanese security perspective. As the briefer states: “In 2021 and the first months of 2022, the Biden administration has been in the process of…
By Jasmine Owens As the U.S. navigates a new era with rapidly rising Chinese influence, and the deterioration of relations with Russia and China continues to destabilize an already fragile international security environment, reinvigorating nuclear arms control is imperative. Doing so does not require a uniquely complex idea. Rather, we can turn our focus to…
By Christine Parthemore Every year for a month, the UN First Committee holds a series of meetings. This year’s are currently in progress, running from October 5 to November 5. The body deals with disarmament issues, among others, so in recent years I and others in the CSR family have commonly spent part of early…
By Christine Parthemore and Andy Weber In January 2019, our colleague Rear Admiral John Gower, CB OBE outlined a logical vision for balancing future progress in nuclear arms control and reductions with the need for maintaining nuclear strategic stability over time. In Improving Nuclear Strategic Stability Through a Responsibility-Based Approach: A Platform for 21st Century…