Feigning Interest in Arms Control to Kill New START
The administration’s supposed desire for a “better” arms control treaty is just as phony as its desire for a “better” nuclear deal with Iran.
Posts tagged “New START”
Biden’s Ho-Hum Foreign Policy Speech
It should be possible to attack Trump on his record without whitewashing all of pre-2016 U.S. foreign policy as Biden did.
Bolton Isn’t Quitting
The only thing that Bolton believes in quitting is a successful diplomatic agreement that advances U.S. interests.
The Destruction of Arms Control
Bolton wants to burn down the last arms control treaty that remains for purely ideological reasons that have nothing to do with the security of the United States.
Bolton Gets Ready to Kill New START
Like all of his complaints about arms control agreements, Bolton’s criticisms of New START are made in bad faith.
Romney Has Learned Nothing
The junior senator from Utah has learned nothing after all these years, and there is no reason to expect that he ever will.
For Bolton, Diplomatic Success Is Failure and Failure Is Success
Bolton hates every diplomatic agreement that has succeeded, and he applauds diplomatic breakdowns as successes.
Don’t Let New START Die
Allowing New START to expire would be very dangerous and foolish, but all signs suggest that this is exactly what the administration is going to do.
Survey: Two-Thirds of Americans Want to Keep the INF Treaty
Trump’s decision to exit the treaty doesn’t have popular support.
Trump Is Killing the INF Treaty
Giving up on the INF Treaty is one of the biggest blunders that Trump has made as president, and it could prove to be one of his costliest mistakes.
Save the INF Treaty
Quitting the INF Treaty unfortunately fits the administration’s pattern of reneging on and abandoning agreements without giving any thought to the consequences of withdrawal.
Quitting the INF Treaty Is a Serious Mistake
Quitting the INF Treaty and allowing New START to expire would represent the willful destruction of the most important arms control agreements that the U.S. has.
Renew New START
Letting the treaty expire would make both countries and the entire world less secure, and it would further damage relations with Russia.
A Missed Opportunity on New START
Failure to extend the treaty will leave both countries worse off, and once the treaty expires it is difficult to imagine another one taking its place anytime soon.
The Helsinki Debacle and U.S.-Russian Relations
Trump is bringing discredit on the very idea of engagement with Russia, and at the same time the U.S. gains nothing from his substance-free approach to diplomacy.
The Week’s Most Interesting Reads
Is intentional starvation the future of war? Jane Ferguson reports on the …
New START and the Helsinki Summit
Unfortunately, the president and his National Security Advisor have both expressed opposition to New START in the past.
Biden’s Ho-Hum Foreign Policy Speech
It should be possible to attack Trump on his record without whitewashing all of pre-2016 U.S. foreign policy as Biden did.
Bolton Isn’t Quitting
The only thing that Bolton believes in quitting is a successful diplomatic agreement that advances U.S. interests.
The Destruction of Arms Control
Bolton wants to burn down the last arms control treaty that remains for purely ideological reasons that have nothing to do with the security of the United States.
Bolton Gets Ready to Kill New START
Like all of his complaints about arms control agreements, Bolton’s criticisms of New START are made in bad faith.
Romney Has Learned Nothing
The junior senator from Utah has learned nothing after all these years, and there is no reason to expect that he ever will.
For Bolton, Diplomatic Success Is Failure and Failure Is Success
Bolton hates every diplomatic agreement that has succeeded, and he applauds diplomatic breakdowns as successes.
Don’t Let New START Die
Allowing New START to expire would be very dangerous and foolish, but all signs suggest that this is exactly what the administration is going to do.
Survey: Two-Thirds of Americans Want to Keep the INF Treaty
Trump’s decision to exit the treaty doesn’t have popular support.
Trump Is Killing the INF Treaty
Giving up on the INF Treaty is one of the biggest blunders that Trump has made as president, and it could prove to be one of his costliest mistakes.
Save the INF Treaty
Quitting the INF Treaty unfortunately fits the administration’s pattern of reneging on and abandoning agreements without giving any thought to the consequences of withdrawal.
Quitting the INF Treaty Is a Serious Mistake
Quitting the INF Treaty and allowing New START to expire would represent the willful destruction of the most important arms control agreements that the U.S. has.
Renew New START
Letting the treaty expire would make both countries and the entire world less secure, and it would further damage relations with Russia.
A Missed Opportunity on New START
Failure to extend the treaty will leave both countries worse off, and once the treaty expires it is difficult to imagine another one taking its place anytime soon.
The Helsinki Debacle and U.S.-Russian Relations
Trump is bringing discredit on the very idea of engagement with Russia, and at the same time the U.S. gains nothing from his substance-free approach to diplomacy.
The Week’s Most Interesting Reads
Is intentional starvation the future of war? Jane Ferguson reports on the …
New START and the Helsinki Summit
Unfortunately, the president and his National Security Advisor have both expressed opposition to New START in the past.