On 20th October, President Trump announced his intention to “terminate” the INF Treaty, indicating that the United States would abrogate the deal. His move comes as a blow to international arms control, and especially to US allies in Europe, showing a careless disregard for diplomacy.
Transatlantic Security
Why NATO Matters
The transatlantic alliance is strained. That’s a problem. NATO matters because it is critical to the U.S. strategy of keeping World War III at bay.
Trump’s volatile nuclear policy begins to take effect
As in many other policy realms, Trump’s nuclear mission also seems to be aimed at reversing the legacy of his immediate predecessor, while having no notable contribution to the initiatives pursued by his Republican predecessor to curb proliferation, even if through proactive means.
The Shadow NATO Summit IV
In advance of the NATO Summit in Brussels on 11-12 July 2018, BASIC, ICCS Birmingham, NATO Watch and King’s College London examined trends in transatlantic security, nuclear weapons proliferation and the attitudes and assumptions underlying current NATO policy.
Europe and the Iran Deal: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
After more than a year of uncertainty, President Trump announced that the United States would reimpose sanctions against Iran in violation of the JCPoA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), leaving the Iran Deal in limbo.
Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review Endangers Europe
Last Friday, the United States published its Nuclear Posture Review. If enacted this would undermine attempts to reduce nuclear tensions in Europe since the end of the Cold War.
US Nuclear Posture Review
This is the full version of the US Nuclear Posture Review, first published on 2 February 2018 on the DoD website, and then apparently removed the following day.
Report: Changing Nuclear Weapons Policy in the Trump Era: Implications for Europe
President Trump’s emerging nuclear policy presents ‘extraordinary challenges to strategic stability, arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation within Europe’, and undermines European security. President Trump’s US Nuclear Posture Review is expected in the next two months.