Rebecca Cousins is Program Director for BASIC in Washington D.C., before which she was a career diplomat with the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She was recently awarded an MBE for her role in the UK's consular in-country response to the 2011 Japan earthquake and subsequent Fukushima nuclear incident.
Rebecca's column on openSecurity explores perspectives on nuclear weapons policy and disarmament.
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Published in: openSecurityMore sanctions could undermine the Iran dealUS congressional efforts to introduce new sanctions legislation threatens the fragile ground gained through...
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Published in: openSecurityMaking progress with Iran
Given the tumultuous history between the negotiating countries, the interim deal signed over Iran’s nuclear...
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Published in: openSecurityGambling with our security?
How much risk are we willing to accept? The dangers of maintaining nuclear weapons remain the same but the issue has...
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Published in: openSecurityRepairing and refocusing a fractured nuclear discussion
Treating the issues of non-proliferation and disarmament under a single umbrella can address disparities in the...
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Published in: openSecurityWhy diversity matters to the nuclear debate
Nuclear weapons policy reaches far into our daily global economic, trade and foreign relations, yet for the most...
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Published in: openSecurityWorking towards a WMD-free Middle East
Despite notes of caution and a lack of concrete offers, Presidents Obama and Rouhani set the stage for increased...