New Paradigms Forum

There are hundreds of items here on the new New Paradigms Forum website: from arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament to Sino-American relations and great power competition; from counter-terrorism policy to the impact of Complexity Theory and constructivist international relations thinking upon international security policy; and from cyberspace and outer space security challenges to Engaged Buddhist practice in public policymaking.


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By Dr. Christopher Ford November 22, 2025
Below is the prepared text upon which Dr. Ford based his shorter oral remarks to the U.S-China Nuclear Workshop on November 19, 2025, convened by the Protect on Managing the Atom and the Council on Strategic Risks, held at the Belfer Center at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
By Dr. Christopher Ford November 20, 2025
Below is the prepared text upon which Dr. Ford based his (much) shorter remarks on a panel on geopolitical risk on November 18, 2025, sponsored by Forward Global and the Oxford University Alumni Network. 
By Dr. Christopher Ford November 17, 2025
Below is the text upon which Dr. Ford based his remarks at a conference in China on November 8, 2025.
By Dr. Christopher Ford October 21, 2025
Below is the text upon which Dr. Ford based his remarks to the Labs Nuclear Scholars Initiative at CSIS on October 20, 2025.
By Dr. Christopher Ford October 16, 2025
In October 2025, the Next Generation Nuclear Network at the Center for Strategic and International Studies released a long recorded interview with Dr. Ford as part of its Arms Control oral history project entitled “The Negotiator Files.” You can find Dr. Ford's interview here .
By Dr. Christopher Ford October 8, 2025
Below is the prepared text upon which Dr. Ford based his remarks at an event at Hudson Institute on October 2, 2025, on the U.S. Institute of Peace Senior Study Group on Strategic Stability’s recent report on “ Sustaining the Nuclear Peace .”
By Dr. Christopher Ford October 6, 2025
Below is the prepared text upon which Dr. Ford based his remarks at a briefing for Congressional staffers on September 30, 2025, organized by the University of Pennsylvania’s Washington Cente r and the Wilson Center .
By Dr. Christopher Ford October 1, 2025
Below is the prepared text upon which Dr. Ford based his remarks to the “arms control boot camp” program for young national security professionals organized by the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues in Washington, D.C., on September 30, 2025.
By Dr. Christopher Ford September 26, 2025
Below are the remarks upon which Dr. Ford based his opening remarks in a webinar on September 23, 2025, sponsored by the National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP).
By Dr. Christopher Ford September 24, 2025
Below are the remarks Dr. Ford delivered on September 22, 2025, at a conference in Singapore sponsored by the Pacific Forum.
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