ASP In the News: CEO Matthew Wallin Discusses Ukraine Peace Talks and Nuclear Arms Race Risks in the Daily Caller
In a Daily Caller article discussing the upcoming Russia and Ukraine peace negotiations brokered by the United States, ASP CEO Matthew Wallin addressed the potential outcomes of these negotiations:
Upcoming negotiations are very unlikely to produce an agreement, but that does not mean that the talks shouldn’t be pursued. Russia’s demands on Ukraine to end the war, like capping the size of its military, giving up vital strategic defensive positions, or abandoning its aspirations to join defensive alliances like NATO, would effectively equate to a national suicide pact by the Ukrainian government.
Read more on this topic at the Daily Caller.
In another Daily Caller article regarding France’s “forward deterrence” strategy, Wallin examined the decision to expand France’s nuclear arsenal:
Given that both Russia and the United States allowed the New START agreement to lapse without a replacement in 2026, there is currently nothing holding back an arms race. Generally speaking, the more nuclear weapons are out there in the world, the more likely the risk of accidental usage or unintended escalation.
Read more on this topic at the Daily Caller.


