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Miles A. Pomper

Miles A Pomper is a senior research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He joined the Center after serving as Editor-in-Chief of Arms Control Today, a post he held from 2003 to 2009. Previously, he was the lead foreign policy reporter for CQ Weekly, where he covered the full range of foreign policy issues before Congress, including arms control and proliferation concerns. His career has also included several years spent covering national security and political issues at the Legi-Slate News Service and the publication of book chapters, analytical articles, and reports for publications, such as Foreign Service Journal, Nuclear Engineering International, and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Before working as a full-time journalist, Miles served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Information Agency. For several years, he served as the assistant information officer and a spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. He holds a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

Articles written by Miles A. Pomper

The IAEA's Political Balancing Act

By Michelle E. Dover, Miles A. Pomper 27 Sep 2011 | Feature

As the International Atomic Energy Agency held its Board of Governors meeting and annual General Conference over the past two weeks, the members of this United Nations body found themselves bitterly divided between those states with advanced nuclear capabilities and those that lack them, divisions that are likely to persist even after the agency turns the page on this year's meetings.

Obama's Challenging NPT Agenda

By Miles A. Pomper 04 Aug 2009 | World Politics Review

To a significant degree, the Obama administration's posture to date on a variety of nonproliferation issues has been calibrated to position the United States to gain desired concessions at the upcoming NPT review conference. Nonetheless, it is not clear that President Barack Obama's new approach will yield markedly better results than those of his predecessor.

A Growing Divide on Nuclear Nonproliferation

By Miles A. Pomper 26 May 2009 | World Politics Review

New York and Washington may be separated by only a few hundred miles, but in the last few weeks, they have appeared to be light years apart on arms control and nonproliferation issues. The difference in tone is a reflection of a broader debate about the nature of nuclear proliferation in the 21st century, and the will and ability of states -- especially the U.S. -- to control it.

Court Cases Threaten Effort to Reduce Russian Weapons Uranium

By Miles A. Pomper 26 Mar 2008 | World Politics Review Exclusive

WASHINGTON -- Several recent U.S. court decisions are threatening an effort to dramatically reduce Russia's stockpiles of weapons-grade uranium. The court decisions would eliminate high tariff barriers that have effectively blocked Russia's exports of uranium to the United States, except for those covered by a 1993 U.S.-Russian agreement for downblending 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium from nuclear weapons into fuel for nuclear reactors by 2013.

Two International Efforts Compete to Impose Cluster Bomb Restrictions

By Miles A. Pomper 22 Feb 2008 | World Politics Review Exclusive

Under normal circumstances, it's nearly impossible to get countries to restrict the use of widely available weapons that are seen as militarily advantageous. At the moment, however, two groups of countries are competing to sharply cut back on one type armament that humanitarian groups claim pose a particular danger to civilians in war zones: cluster munitions. The growing clamor against these arms has led to dueling diplomatic efforts aimed at restricting them.