Jeff Lindemyer
POLICY FELLOW
202-546-0795
jlindemyer AT armscontrolcenter DOT org
Lindemyer blogs at Nukes of Hazard
Jeff Lindemyer is a Policy Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation where he researches and tracks nonproliferation issues, legislation, and political campaigns and writes policy analyses.
Prior to joining the Center, Lindemyer served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bitola, Macedonia, working with Roma and local non-governmental organizations. He previously was a Team Advisor at the National Student Leadership Conference on International Diplomacy, interned for Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN), and served as Managing Editor of Politica, the Berkeley Undergraduate Political Science Journal. He received the Owen Young Prize in International Relations during college for his work on United Nations sanctions against Iraq.
Lindemyer is a master’s candidate at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He has published letters and articles in the Washington Post, The Nation online, among others.
Lindemyer holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley. He speaks Macedonian and is conversant in Bulgarian and Serbian.
RECENT BLOG POSTS BY LINDEMYER
RECENT ARTICLES BY LINDEMYER
Jun 9, 2008 Memorandum to Obama and McCain: A New Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Agenda
The past eight years of the Bush administration have been disastrous for arms control and nonproliferation initiatives. However, the next President can make significant progress in repairing the damage and moving these important issues forward. In this memo to John McCain and Barack Obama, Policy Fellow Jeff Lindemyer outlines four important goals for the next President.
Apr 25, 2008 Arms Control in 2009: An Early Look at the 111th Congress
With the nation's eyes focused squarely on the presidential candidates, little attention has been paid to the growing list of influential members of Congress who plan to retire at the end of this year. These retirements will have important implications when it comes to arms control.
Apr 15, 2008 Potential U.S. Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Fact Sheet
Ratification by the United States of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) requires 67 votes in favor in the Senate. On October 13, 1999, the Senate failed to ratify the CTBT in a vote of 51-48. This was the first security-related treaty in 80 years that the Senate did not ratify.
Apr 15, 2008 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Fact Sheet
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions. It was opened for signature on September 24, 1996, when it was signed by 71 States, including the five nuclear-weapon States. There are currently 178 Signatories.
Sep 27, 2007 The Nuclear Missile Foul-Up
The frightening B-52 incident seriously calls into question the wisdom of keeping thousands of these weapons on hair-trigger alert, ready to be launched at a moment's notice.
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