THE ARMS TRADE TREATY __________ from THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES transmitting THE ARMS TRADE TREATY, DONE AT NEW YORK ON APRIL 2, 2013, AND SIGNED BY THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT] December 9, 2016.–Treaty was read the first time, and together with the accompanying papers, Read More
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The Biological Weapons Convention at a crossroad Bonnie JenkinsWednesday, September 6, 2017 Biological weapons are frightening, indiscriminate killers. In 1979, an accidental release of anthrax from a weapons facility in Russia’s Sverdlovsk killed at least 66 people. In Oregon in 1984, 751 people who ate or worked at area restaurants got Salmonella gastroenteritis—it was Read More
Congress Should Not Cede Oversight on Small Arms Exports In the coming weeks, it is likely that the Trump administration will formally propose new U.S. firearms export rules designed to increase foreign sales but that also make it easier for terrorists and international criminals to obtain lethal weapons. The proposal could also effectively undercut the Read More
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects as amended on 21 December 2001(CCW) is usually referred to as the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. It is also known as the Read More
Executive Order on Strengthening Federal Cybersecurity Networks (2017) EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – STRENGTHENING THE CYBERSECURITY OF FEDERAL NETWORKS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to protect American innovation and values, it is Read More
BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE December 8, 2017 Since declaring the Russia Federation in violation of the INF Treaty in July 2014, the United States has pressed the Russian Federation repeatedly to return to compliance with its obligations under the Treaty. In spite of these efforts, Russian officials have refused to engage in Read More
NORTH KOREA Biological Last Updated: December, 2015 Although the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is party to both the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) and the Geneva Protocol, it is suspected of maintaining an ongoing biological weapons (BW) program. According to North Korean defectors and assessments by U.S.and South Korean governments, North Korea began acquiring a biological weapons capability as Read More
https://www.cfr.org/blog/development-cyber-norms-united-nations-ends-deadlock-now-what The prospects of developing norms of state behavior in cyberspace have been looking positively bleak recently. The Lazarus Group, which appears to have ties to North Korea, is suspected of being behind the WannaCry ransomware attacks that spread to 150 countries and hobbled the UK’s National Health Service. Russian hackers have been named as the culprits Read More
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Israel is being forced to be a player in further failed foreign policy decisions in the Middle East.
US presence in the Middle East continues to destabilize the region by conducting unlawful military action against Iran. Netanyahu reconsidering relationship.
New addition to the UN Dispatch now available
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Migrant Crisis in North America
Multilateral Venezuelan Sanctions w/Cuba, India, and China
PSCI 4236 Bulletin #1
Asia Today (October 31, 2017) As of 14:00 pacific standard time Asia today has received reliable evidence that the US has an armada heading towards the sea of Japan to conduct joint naval war games with Japan and South Korea. The question is who are these war games meant for? War games with the US Read More
Bilateral Economic Sanctions on Top Venezuelan Officials
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North Korea supports PFUK and the abduction of Professor Widzer. All hail the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un WE LOVE YOU SUPREME LEADER YOU ARE THE BEST!
POTUS WIDZER IS MISSING.