Quote of the week: “Certain subjects seem quite clear as long as we leave them alone.” — Fred Charles Iklé, How Nations Negotiate Note to readers: My last post asked you to consider your theory of change — change that results in successful arms control and disarmament. Mine has evolved. When I began working in this space, …
Saudi Arabia Producing Ballistic Missiles
by | 2021-12-23 | No Comments
Zach Cohen has a story on CNN (“US intel and satellite images show Saudi Arabia is now building its own ballistic missiles with help of China”) on China’s assistance to the growing Saudi ballistic missile program. It is, in many ways, the archetype of how we see our collaborations with companies like Planet and CNN. …
What Is Your Theory of Change? Do We Need a Common One?
by | 2021-12-20 | No Comments
Lyric of the Week: “But your momma always said, ‘Look up into the sky Find the sun on a cloudy day,’ on a cloudy day” — Tones and I All of us who persist in seeking arms control and disarmament are driven by an internal compass that points South — in the direction of nuclear arms …
How Bob Dole Rescued the Chemical Weapons Convention
by | 2021-12-12 | 1 Comment
Verse of the week: “Though much is taken, much abides; and thoughWe are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” ― Alfred …
