Executive Director John Tierney spoke to The Nation about the difficulties peace and security non-profit organizations can have in getting funding. John Tierney, executive director of the Council for a Livable World, said, “People have a sense of complacency.” … Generational factors also play a role. Many of today’s new philanthropists came of age after […]

Senior Fellow John Isaacs was quoted in Roll Call discussing the National Defense Authorization Act. John Isaacs, an expert on strategic weapons with the Council for a Livable World, an arms control group, said lawmakers who have previously tried to mandate development of space interceptors have seen their provisions diluted or deleted prior to enactment. […]

Board member Bishop Garrison wrote an op-ed in Just Security warning about the dangers of a defense budget that disrupts the balance of smart power. As a former military officer and national security appointee under President Barack Obama, I know firsthand the value of U.S. defense spending for securing the United States and the global […]

Read the full piece here.  Former Congressman John Tierney of Salem said he hoped everyone would rally around the Capitol Police and those injured in the shooting. “This is not a time for partisanship,” said Tierney, who is now executive director for the Council for a Livable World and the Center for Arms Control and […]