The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. WHAT A BIDEN WIN MEANS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND NUCLEAR ISSUES President-elect Joe Biden has been a champion for arms control his entire career — in fact, the Council endorsed him in his first Senate bid in 1972, becoming his first endorsement from a […]
Op-ed: Four steps Biden must take to reset the nuclear agenda
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell wrote an op-ed in Defense News about four steps President-elect and longtime Council endorsee Joe Biden must take to reset the nuclear agenda. While the danger of nuclear weapons was rarely mentioned on the presidential campaign trail, the nuclear weapons policy approaches of the two candidates stood in stark contrast. In […]
Actions that the Biden Administration Can Take Without Congressional Approval
By John Isaacs When President-elect Biden is sworn in as President on January 20, he will probably face a reduced majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives and at best a 50-50 tie in the Senate with Vice President Harris serving as the essential tiebreaker. This split verdict by American voters has led many to question what the new […]
Council: Front and Center: October 25, 2020
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. NEW START SAFE FROM WITHDRAWAL — FOR NOW Tuesday, October 20, marked a comforting milestone for the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The agreement has a three-month window before a withdrawal is final, so even if the Trump administration were to pull […]
Competitiveness and fundraising of 2020 U.S. Senate races
Want a detailed look at each 2020 Senate race to gauge competitiveness, fundraising and anecdotes all in one place? This chart by Riley Newman does just that. Newman works with our experts at Council for a Livable World to provide up-to-date information and prospects for candidates. View chart “Political Experts” and their most recent projection dates used here are […]