Statements & Briefings

Statement - Turning the tide: NATO, the United States and Russia need to agree on an ambitious arms control agenda

21 Jul 2021 |

Two summits in June 2021 will set the course for discussions on nuclear arms control. These are the recommendations for a succesfull agenda.

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Briefing - The NATO summit, the US-Russian summit and the future of nuclear arms control

06 Jun 2021 |

NATO Heads of State and Government will gather on 14 June in Brussels to initiate the process leading to a new Alliance Strategic Concept. Two days later, on 16 June, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden will meet in Geneva and discuss how to restore predictability and stability in Russian-US relations, including through new bilateral Strategic Stability talks.

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Statement - The United Kingdom’s damaging decision to build up its nuclear force and how to respond

31 Mar 2021 |

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Statement - Preserve the Open Skies Treaty

15 Feb 2021 |

The Open Skies Treaty is under imminent threat. Deep Cuts Commission calls on the current treaty-parties and the United States to work to preserve the accord and its benefits for European and trans-Atlantic security. The Open Skies Treaty remains a valuable confidence- and security-building measure to reduce the risk of misunderstanding or miscalculation.

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Briefing - Rethinking Nuclear Arms Control

11 Mar 2020 |

Nuclear arms control faces an uncertain future. The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty, New START, will expire in February 2021, unless Russia and the U.S. extend the accord. Looking beyond the near-term, bringing in additional actors, such as China, and capturing new technologies are some of the longer-term challenges.

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