PEP News

By Jason Sibert

While Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and the actions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are grabbing headlines right now, the danger to world peace caused by a belligerent regime in North Korea should also be … Read More

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency recently spoke of concerns about Iran’s advancing nuclear program and called for diplomacy with Tehran.

During the January World Economic Forum in Davos, IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Iran is “restricting cooperation … Read More

By Jason Sibert      

Within the past five years, China has significantly expanded its ongoing nuclear modernization program by fielding more types and greater numbers of nuclear weapons.

In a little under a year, China has continued to develop its three … Read More

by Jason Sibert

In her article “China and East Asia in the Global Nuclear Order”, published in The Diplomat (1/8/24) author Mercy Kuo addressed the issue of nuclear weapons in the current international order.

The two largest nuclear arsenals in the world, … Read More

Key arms control deals have fallen victim to the geopolitical competition between the United States and Russia.
 

The Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, the Open Skies Treaty, and the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty are all gone.

One method … Read More

by Jason Sibert

Key arms control deals between the US and Russia are a victim of the geopolitical competition between the United States and Russia/China orbit.

The Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, the Open Skies Treaty, and the Conventional … Read More

by Katerina Canyon

As the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference unfolds, a resounding call to action echoes across nations. The urgent need to address climate change is not just a global concern but an immediate imperative that demands substantial and strategic … Read More

by Jason Sibert

Early this month Russia renounced its membership in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), considered a pillar of European stability. The treaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry wrote in a report, “has become history for Russia … Read More