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Arms Control, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union
Arms Control, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
(originally published 10/23/13)
Arms Control. Russia. Ukraine. Three distinct issues that share multiple connections. In this podcast, Steven Pifer, senior fellow and director of the Brookings Arms Control Initiative, connects the dots. A former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and career foreign service officer, Pifer calls for an additional round of strategic arms reductions between the U.S. and Russia, on top of those agreed-to under the New START treaty. He also examines Russian foreign policy and explains how Ukraine is attempting to follow a path to greater integration with Europe while facing pressure from Moscow.
Show notes:
• Ukraine’s Yanukovych Caught Between Russia and the European Union• Nuclear Arms Control: Another New START• Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, Policy and Arms Control: Issues for the United States, NATO and Russia• External Influences on Ukraine’s European Integration• The Opportunity: Next Steps in Reducing Nuclear Arms, with Michael O'Hanlon
Arms Control. Russia. Ukraine. Three distinct issues that share multiple connections. In this podcast, Steven Pifer, senior fellow and director of the Brookings Arms Control Initiative, connects the dots. A former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and career foreign service officer, Pifer calls for an additional round of strategic arms reductions between the U.S. and Russia, on top of those agreed-to under the New START treaty. He also examines Russian foreign policy and explains how Ukraine is attempting to follow a path to greater integration with Europe while facing pressure from Moscow.
Show notes:
• Ukraine’s Yanukovych Caught Between Russia and the European Union• Nuclear Arms Control: Another New START• Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, Policy and Arms Control: Issues for the United States, NATO and Russia• External Influences on Ukraine’s European Integration• The Opportunity: Next Steps in Reducing Nuclear Arms, with Michael O'Hanlon
Released:
Sep 4, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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