Last week FRAEC hosted Ambassador Steven Pifer, Brookings Institution, in Seattle as our annual meeting speaker. His topic was “Twenty-one Months of Reset: Where it’s Working; the Challenges that Remain.” When we invited him we really didn’t think that the START Treaty would be at risk, but as people know who have been watching the debate in Washington,D.C., it is under attack. Ambassador Pifer, in his presentation, articulated a very persuasive argument as to why the START Treaty should move forward, as well as highlighted a number of key issues in our bilateral relationship. I invite you to listen to this podcast of his remarks and let us know what you think.
There is much more at stake in the approval of the START Treaty. There will be major costs if it isn’t approved as well as it will be a blow to the US-Russia Reset and the world cannot afford that.
