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2018

117 posts

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Not Your Usual Game of Whack-A-Mole

My colleague Olivia Vassalotti is back with another guest post, this time with an update on the recent activities of Glocom, a North Korean intelligence-linked company selling military communications technology overseas. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in North Korea’s…

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Nielsen on Thailand, Tuvalu and the Test Ban

Thailand has ratified the CTBT, while Tuvalu has signed it.  It’s hardly front page news, but Jenny Nielsen, a VCDNP alum and now an information officer at the CTBTO, makes the case what we should care. This won’t make headlines—but it…

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The Lunch Bunch

Quote of the week: “I stand and look in the dark under a cloud, But I see in the distance where the sun shines” — Walt Whitman Note to readers: This is my 500th post on ACW. Time flies. Human…

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Doomed to Cooperate with the Nuclear Competition

Quote of the Week: “Nuclear history is the history not only of weapons but also of societies and individual destinies. This fact was obscured by the secrecy that prevailed during the Cold War, and yet it is in the human…

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Lord of the Spies

At CNS we are fortunate to have a stellar group of young researchers, who in the course of their research come up with some really interesting insights into the issues we work on. The post below is courtesy of Olivia…

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JCPO-eh? Iran, the EU, and the US

Andrea discusses friction between Europe and the United States over the Iran nuclear deal with Justine Walker, Director of Sanctions at UK Finance. They review European engagement in the Iranian market over the last two years, consider the EU’s reaction to…

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Nuclear Rationality and the 2020 Commission

In today’s episode, Aaron and Jeffrey discuss the 2020 Commission and its relationship with how we are conditioned to think about nuclear weapons. The podcast is filled with spoilers (you’ve been warned), but attempts to use the book — and one of…

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ACDA

Quote of the week: “[The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency can become] a Mecca for a wide variety of screwballs… It would be a great pity to have this agency launched and shortly become known as a sort of bureau…

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Two + Two = Two

Quote of the week: “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.” — Benjamin Franklin Note to readers: This piece was written for an Indian audience and was published…

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Track II

Lyric of the week: People get ready, there’s a train to Jordan Picking up passengers coast to coast Faith is the key, open the doors and board them There’s hope for all among those loved the most There ain’t no…