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North Korea’s Planned Missile Test Steals the Spotlight at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
March 2012 | On the Issues by John Park

John Park, a senior program officer who directs USIP’s Korea Working Group, examines North Korea’s preparations for a “satellite launch,” which has cast a long shadow over the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit

Countries: China, Korean Peninsula, United States | Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
New START Debate Spotlights Strategic Posture Commission Guidance
December 2010 | News Feature by Brian Rose

With the U.S. Senate’s ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the United States and Russia now await the Russian parliament’s likely ratification to make important reductions in their strategic nuclear arsenals.  Throughout debate, senators on both sides of the aisle cited the findings and recommendations of the 2009 Strategic Posture Commission, chaired by former secretaries of defense William Perry and James Schlesinger.

Countries: Russian Federation | Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
President Barack Obama and the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev sign a nuclear arms control treaty in Prague, April 8, 2010. (Photo: NY Times)
On the Issues: the New START
April 2010 | On the Issues by Jayantha Dhanapala

Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala explains the significance of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), as signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on April 8, 2010.

Countries: Russian Federation, United States | Issue Areas: WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control