Browsing: Arms Control

By Shadab Jabbar The Ukraine war continues into its second year, causing devastating consequences and a  significant geopolitical shift.  While…

By Maria Isabel Niño- Rada 1945 is a year remembered by humanity due to the devastation generated by the two…

By Nahal Sheikh The arms control treaty between the United States (U.S.) and Russia is a historical three-decade old agreement,…

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is an arms-control agreement signed on 8th December 1987 in Washington D.C., by the…

In the aftermath of the Helsinki summit and the long-awaited meeting between President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, many in the mainstream media question the success of these talks. One notable issue that can have a significant impact on the American security and geopolitical interest is the renewed arms race between these two powers.

At the end of the World War II, the United States emerged as one of the two superpowers in the world. And after a prolonged Cold War that ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the U.S found itself as the only superpower on the planet. It proved to the thriving era for the Western democracy as the U.S hegemony kept its global supremacy on the international stage