Council Front and Center: June 16, 2018

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Featured Nukes of Hazard Podcast Episode

The Once and Future Framework: In 1994, the United States negotiated an agreement with North Korea that curbed its nuclear ambitions for eight years. The collapse of the agreement offers lessons for diplomatic efforts today. This episode from last year dives into the agreement with North Korea experts Jon Wolfsthal, Joel Wit, and Ambassador Robert Gallucci. Listen or download now

Our Take

Analysis: Your annotated guide to the Singapore Summit: Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell and Center Scoville Fellow Luisa Kenausis break down the most inaccurate, unsubstantiated and inappropriate statements made. Read more

Op-ed: With North Korea, diplomacy is our best and only option: Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell makes the case for diplomacy. Read more

Op-ed: American students aren’t taught nuclear weapons policy in school. Here’s how to fix that problem: Center Program Assistant Erin Connolly and project partner Kate Hewitt write about their mission to spread nuclear policy education in high schools nationwide. Read more

Op-ed: After the Singapore Summit pageantry, work still required: Executive Director John Tierney writes that now that President Trump and Kim Jong-un got their photo ops, it’s time for the real work to begin.

Op-ed: The Merits of an Unconventional Approach: Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell writes that President Trump’s meeting is not the first time a president has successfully converted overtures into positive actions that resulted in nuclear agreements. Read more

Op-ed: The NPT at 50: A Staple of Global Nuclear Order: Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Sara Z. Kutchesfahani wrote an article about the role the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty plays in global affairs and nuclear order 50 years after its signing. Read more (Arms Control Today subscription required)

Op-ed: The National Security Threat of Trump’s Defense Budget: Board member Bishop Garrison writes that by proposing massive increases in Pentagon funding at the expense of U.S. diplomats and foreign aid, President Trump’s proposed defense budget sets a dangerous precedent that undermines U.S. national security. Read more

Op-ed: Nuclear Diplomacy Between Brazil and Argentina: An Imperfect but Important History Lesson: Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Sara Z. Kutchesfahani writes that North and South Korea can learn a few lessons in nuclear diplomacy from Brazil and Argentina. Read more