Oct 22, 2019
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) gives us an insider view of the impeachment crisis and its impact on U.S. foreign policy. Connolly serves on the Foreign Affairs and the Oversight Committees, both charged with the impeachment inquiry. Early Warning features Joe Cirincione and Elizabeth Beavers discussing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent comments on nuclear weapons, the 50 US nuclear weapons currently stationed in Turkey, and why we should keep the Open Skies Treaty. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Alec in Louisiana.
New York Times on Erdoğan's desire for nuclear weapons: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/world/middleeast/erdogan-turkey-nuclear-weapons-trump.html
Open Skies Treaty op-ed by
George Shultz, William J. Perry and Sam Nunn: https://www.wsj.com/articles/open-skies-help-keep-the-peace-with-russia-11571599202
Elizabeth Beavers and Catherine Killough on the importance of pursuing a deal with North Korea: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-impeachment-peace-deal-north-korea-1463793