North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to travel to Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin over the possible sale of arms to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine. David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University specializing in military history, defense policy and…
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GW Expert Available to Discuss the 70th Anniversary of Korean War Armistice
Thursday, July 27th marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement, which ended fighting in the 1950-1953 Korean War. According to the Associated Press, China and Russia sent delegates to North Korea, at the invite of Pyongyang, to participate…
New Doomsday Clock time signals inability or direct unwillingness of leaders to cooperatively respond to devastating threats to our planet
George A. Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies offers the following comments on the movement of the Doomsday Clock. In addition, he can comment on nuclear proliferation…