On 16 January, Canada and the US are jointly hosting a group of foreign ministers in Vancouver to discuss the North Korea issue. For background on the meeting, I wrote an earlier piece for the Canadian International Council at the time the event was announced. I’m pleased the initiative got off the ground, that Canada …
Tightening the Screws on the INF
by | 2018-01-12 | No Comments
The Trump Administration is naming names, confirming what Jeffrey has long said ? that the new cruise missile Russia is building in violation of the 1987 INF Treaty is the 9M729, which is known in the US as the SSC-8 Screwdriver. Aaron and Jeffrey discuss Russia’s violation of the INF Treaty, offering a deep dive …
The Donald and The Nuclear VI: Pushin’ My Buttons
by | 2018-01-05 | No Comments
We usually avoid chasing Trump’s tweets but when the President of the United States says his button is bigger than Kim Jong Un’s … well, we’re not made of stone. Aaron and Jeffrey talk about whether Trump is bluffing and what the disarray in the White House says about policy process issues. Links of …
Utilizing Article XIV Conferences to Boost the Two Norms that Matter Most
by | 2018-01-04 | No Comments
Quote of the week: “The hope of civilization…lies in international arrangements looking, if possible, to the renunciation of the use of the atomic bomb.” — Harry S Truman Testing nuclear weapons and using them in warfare are linked: testing demonstrates resolve and confirms the military effectiveness of battlefield use. Conversely, the norms of not …
