Negotiating New START and the future of arms control with Mike Albertson

In the ninth episode of The Arms Control Poseur, host William Alberque is joined by Mike Albertson, an experienced arms-control expert and former negotiator on the New START treaty, to discuss the significant topic of Russia's suspension of New START. The episode offers a detailed analysis of the current state of New START and the events leading to Russia's suspension. Mike Albertson provides an in-depth perspective on the future of strategic arms control, including the potential for a trilateral arms-control agreement with China, and outlines practical steps for limiting strategic nuclear arms in the future. This discussion is essential for understanding the evolving dynamics of global security and the critical role of strategic nuclear arms limitation in maintaining international peace and stability. 

The Arms Control Poseur is a podcast series produced by The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC).  

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Date of Recording: 13 October 2023 

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Episode background reading: 

The latest IISS research on ‘New START under new pressure’, 24 February 2023, https://www.iiss.org/en/online-analysis/online-analysis/2023/02/new-start-under-new-pressure/. 

Mike Albertson and Nikolai Sokov on ‘Beyond New START: Two Forecasts For Future Russian–US Arms Control’, 25 April 2023, https://www.iiss.org/en/research-paper/2023/04/beyond-new-start-forecasts-for-future-russian-us-arms-control/. 

Background on new START, https://www.nti.org/education-center/treaties-and-regimes/treaty-between-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-russian-federation-on-measures-for-the-further-reduction-and-limitation-of-strategic-offensive-arms/. 

And more resources from the EUNPDC on the topic, https://www.nonproliferation.eu/thematics/nuclear-arms-control/. 

Links: 

Funder: www.nonproliferation.eu/. 

IISS research programme: Strategy, Technology and Arms Control | IISS Research programme. 

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‘The Arms Control Primer’ is a podcast series produced by the IISS Strategy, Technology and Arms Control Programme on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium

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