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🚨 Join us NEXT MONDAY for a discussion on how Distributed Ledger Technology is revolutionizing the monitoring and reporting of dual-use chemicals. Featuring Rob Desroches of DataTrails, Christopher Hogg of Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, Cindy Vestergaard, Bill Pugh⚡️ of True North Software Solutions, and Marina de Carvalho Rasuck (Steffens) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Opening remarks by President and CEO Brian Finlay. Moderated by Christina McAllister 🗓️March 3 ⏰12:30 -1:30 PM ET https://lnkd.in/ejfWpkxp

"...it is unlikely that Russian leaders would completely sever military and financial cooperation with Iran. But Iran needs to keep that possibility in mind as it contemplates negotiations with the Trump administration," writes Emil Avdaliani in the latest commentary https://lnkd.in/eqZDSWca

📰Senior Fellow and China Program Director Yun Sun spoke on the state of #China-#Russia relations, as the US pivots toward improved relations with Russia in the context of #Ukraine. Read the full article from FRANCE 24 below👇 https://lnkd.in/eqtMTHNp

📑In collaboration with United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research and the Conflict Armament Research, our Conventional Defense Program just released its report on enhancing knowledge on arms brokering in the context of the Arms Trade Treaty. Read the full report below⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eaJCCwY8

🆕In the latest commentary, Senior Fellow and Partnerships in Proliferation Prevention Program Director Christina McAllister explains how efforts by the Kremlin to push false narratives around WMDs have manifested in different ways as the war with #Ukraine enters its third year. https://lnkd.in/eTAwbF2B

📑ICYMI: Last week, experts Geoffrey Wilson, Christopher Preble, and Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Fellow Lucas Ruiz critiqued the logic and trends underpinning the United States’ nuclear modernization agenda while identifying pathways for more responsible nuclear deterrence policy. https://lnkd.in/e7w8r68v

🔊In the latest episode of The Indicator from Planet Money on NPR, Research Associate Nevada Lee speaks on the future of #NATO and the economic implications for Europe's members in future contribution spending. Listen to the full episode 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eND4EbhN

🗒️Our Partnerships in Proliferation Prevention Program recently convened a meeting in partnership with the Government of Botswana on its development and nonproliferation goals while integrating UN Sustainable Development Goals, Read the full project note below 👇 https://lnkd.in/edW6sPwC

"The trajectory of the UAE’s defense industry represents a shift in Abu Dhabi’s ambitions. It seems only a matter of time before Emirati defense firms expand their exports further and inspire other Middle Eastern nations to adopt a similar strategy," writes Robert Czulda on the UAE's aspirations as a regional leader in the defense sector. https://lnkd.in/eT67BU3b

🚨 Join us for a discussion on how Distributed Ledger Technology is revolutionizing the monitoring and reporting of dual-use chemicals. Featuring Rob Desroches of DataTrails, Christopher Hogg of Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, Cindy Vestergaard, Bill Pugh⚡️ of Truth North Software Solutions, and Marina de Carvalho Rasuck (Steffens) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Opening remarks by President and CEO Brian Finlay. Moderated by Christina McAllister 🗓️March 3 ⏰12:30 -1:30 PM ET https://lnkd.in/ejfWpkxp