Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 39d ago

The global order is shifting, and the US is driving the change. The rebranded Department of War is living up to its new name, a rekindled arms race may follow the expiration of New START, and international institutions are struggling to maintain their relevance. Yet beyond higher prices at the store and at the pump, most Americans are not feeling the effects in their day to day lives - for now at least. Is this global shift a natural progression, or the singular worldview of President Trump? Does the American public largely agree with where we are headed, or is it their disconnect with policy that is allowing these seismic shifts? Speakers will include: Alexandra Bell (moderator,) president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic and a contributor to the Atlantic Daily newsletter. He is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught for 25 years, and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School. He has served as a legislative aide in the Massachusetts House and the U.S. Senate. Mari Faines, board fellow at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and serves on Democracy Forward’s Policy and Public Affairs team as the Manager of External Affairs and Coalitions. Just prior, Faines served as a strategic advisor and policy expert at the U.S. Department of State, working on AUKUS, the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Jon B. Wolfsthal, member of the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board, and a US Nuclear Policy Fellow at PAX sapiens. Prior to this he was the Director of the Global Risk program at the Federation of American Scientists. His government roles include time as the Special Assistant to President of the United States Barack Obama for National Security Affairs, Senior Director at the National Security Council for arms control and nonproliferation.