JNSLP Symposium—Shifting the Great Power Competition: Emerging and Continuing Threats with China, with Jim Steinberg

The Journal of National Security Law and Policy hosted its 2021 annual symposium this week, featuring a keynote discussion with James Steinberg, former US Deputy Secretary of State and University Professor of Social Science, International Affairs and Law at Syracuse University. Steinberg and James Feinerman, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, sit down to discuss… Continue reading JNSLP Symposium—Shifting the Great Power Competition: Emerging and Continuing Threats with China, with Jim Steinberg

Nuclear Arms Control: Coming Back from Oblivion, Again

Tensions between the United States and Russian Federation have spiraled in recent years and the outlook for the bilateral nuclear arms control regime has become ever more grim. Comparisons to the early 1980s Cold War are common. Now, as then, Washington and Moscow are geopolitical adversaries. A key arms control agreement has been abandoned. Nuclear… Continue reading Nuclear Arms Control: Coming Back from Oblivion, Again

Shaking the Rust Off the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Ratification Process

This article provides an analysis of the benefits a Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty and its ratification process would have on international norms, order, and the prosperity of all States involved. In a comprehensive call to action, Matsick recommends an insightful four-sided bargain by four of the largest nuclear powers that would suppress strategic fears and argues… Continue reading Shaking the Rust Off the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Ratification Process