Publications: Commentary

TAKING OUR EYE OFF THE BALL

Several recent developments raise serious questions about whether the U.S. and its allies are focused on the real nuclear security challenges of the 21st Century. At the Aspen Security Forum several U.S. officials outlined the long-term, and growing, global security challenge posed by China. But, it isn’t clear that this warning is taking hold. A key…
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TITANS OF NUCLEAR: KEN LUONGO

    In the Titans of Nuclear Podcast: Episode 41, Partnership for Global Security (PGS) President Ken Luongo discusses the importance of effectively addressing 21st Century global security challenges and creating the non-traditional partnerships that are required for innovative nuclear policy. During his interview, Ken Luongo spoke on his professional background and how his personal experiences helped…
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THE NPT AT 50

July 1 marked the 50th anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). I was honored to have been one member of the U.S. government team that helped secure the indefinite and unconditional extension of this historic agreement in 1995. While most celebrations of this anniversary are focused on the diplomatic triumph of the treaty, it is…
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POWERING DENUCLEARIZATION IN NORTH KOREA

At the very least, the Singapore Summit between U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un created a period of lower tension and heightened fluidity in the relationship between the two nations.  It did not solve the North Korean nuclear threat, but it did set the stage for potential progress. While complete, irreversible, verifiable…
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