In March 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov with a ‘reset’ button that symbolized fresh start in bilateral relations proposed by the Obama Administration.
To further enhance China-US strategic stability in the context of a new model of bilateral relationship featuring “no conflict, no confrontation, mutual respect and mutual beneficial cooperatio
A symposium on the Prague Agenda
U.S. Department of State and
The George Washington University
Remarks for the ISA Roundtable on “Creation and Diffusion of Nuclear Knowledge: Contrasting National Experiences amid Changing Strategic Landscapes and Domains”
Slides shown during Riqiang Wu's presentation at the International Studies Association Annual Conference in San Francisco on 4 April 2013.
Why China has been pursuing NFU policy since it possessed nuclear weapons?
Powerpoint slides shown during Huaping Liu's presentation at the International Studies Association Annual Conference in San Francisco on 4 April 2013.
Over the past decade, the question of how to prevent nuclear proliferation in both the Middle East and East Asia has gained significant urgency. Apparently in part due to Iran’s progress towards acquiring a nuclear weapons breakout capability and North Korea’s acquisition of rudimentary nuclear weapons, several U.S. allies and friendly states appear to be at least opening the door to potential future pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Why do countries deploy nuclear weapons abroad?
A Case Study of U.S.-China Cooperation in Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Negotiation
On February 5, 2013 at the Emory University China Speaker Series, Major General Zhu Chenhu of the Chinese National Defense University gave this response to my question about Chinese attitudes towards signing arms control treaties. See below 4 minute video clip from the talk. It raises a number of questions:
What makes a treaty an "unfair" treaty in Chinese eyes?
