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Interviews
Arms Control Today regularly conducts interviews with current and former members of government and international organizations about timely arms control and nonproliferation issues. Below are the full transcripts of these interviews conducted by Arms Control Association staff. Occasionally, a detailed article with additional analysis will accompany the interview; these can be found in the Arms Control Today archives.
2011
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As the Pakistani permanent representative to the UN Office at Geneva, Zamir Akram serves as Islamabad’s ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament (CD). He has been a member of the Pakistan Foreign Service since 1978. From 2007 to 2008, he was additional foreign secretary for disarmament and arms control in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
December 2, 2011 -
Interviewed by Oliver Meier
November 2, 2011 -
Interviewed by Peter Crail
September 27, 2011 -
Wang Qun is Chinese ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary for disarmament affairs and permanent representative to the Conference on Disarmament (CD), a position he has held since 2007. He was president of the CD from March 21 to May 29, 2011. He agreed to answer written questions from Arms Control Today on the CD’s current stalemate, which is preventing progress on the negotiation of a fissile material cutoff treaty (FMCT) and on other disarmament issues.
June 2, 2011 -
Interviewed by Daniel Horner and Jonathan B. Tucker
June 2, 2011 -
Interviewed by Peter Crail, Daniel Horner, and Daryl G. Kimball
May 4, 2011 -
Interviewed by Tom Z. Collina and Daniel Horner
March 25, 2011
2010
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Interviewed by Peter Crail, Daniel Horner, and Daryl G. Kimball
March 4, 2010 -
Interviewed by Oliver Meier
February 12, 2010
2009
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Interviewed by Daniel Horner and Tom Z. CollinaNovember 5, 2009
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Interviewed by Jeff Abramson and Daniel HornerJune 5, 2009
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Interviewed by Oliver Meier
February 16, 2009 -
Interviewed by Miles A. Pomper and Peter CrailFebruary 12, 2009
2008
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Interviewed by Daryl Kimball and Miles PomperNovember 26, 2008
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Interviewed by Miles Pomper and Peter CrailSeptember 3, 2008
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Interviewed by Oliver MeierFebruary 8, 2008
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Interviewed by Daryl G. Kimball and Miles A. PomperJanuary 24, 2008
2007
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November 28, 2007
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Interviewed by Oliver MeierNovember 20, 2007
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Interviewed by Miles Pomper and Peter Crail
September 21, 2007 -
Interviewed by Oliver MeierMarch 16, 2007
2006
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September 23, 2006
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Head of the U.S. delegation to the 2006 UN small arms and light weapons review conference and director of the Department of State's Office of Weapons Removal and AbatementAugust 11, 2006
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July 27, 2006
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Interviewed by Miles A. PomperJune 7, 2006
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Interviewed by Wade Boese, Paul Kerr, and Daryl G. KimballJune 6, 2006
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Interviewed by Wade Boese and Miles A. PomperMay 18, 2006
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Interviewed by Wade Boese and Miles A. PomperMay 12, 2006
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Interviewed by Oliver MeierJanuary 23, 2006
2005
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Interviewed by Oliver Meier and Miles A. PomperOctober 18, 2005
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