The expectation appears to be that, by so doing, Commerce will effectively enjoy primer inter pares status in future defense cooperation and similar negotiations.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The FS-X Agreement

But Asian countries should boost day-to-day cooperation and forge united stands in global negotiations.

CNN: Toward One World

Dilution of Process: The CSCE negotiations are designed to achieve a balanced outcome in human rights, arms control, and political and economic cooperation.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

For President Obama first, could you elaborate on how the yearlong negotiations over the New START treaty have advanced U.S. cooperation with Russia on Iran, and give us a sense of when you will pursue, move forward in the United Nations and next week with sanctions discussions, and what those sanctions might look like?

WHITEHOUSE: Signing of New START Nuclear Arms Treaty with Russia

For the United States to continue negotiations on a new START treaty without Russia's cooperation on Iran, as well as ignoring both Russian and Chinese strategic modernization programs, makes no sense.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Russia reset rebounds

When we, the committee on which I served and chaired released its report in May we urged an immediate and unconditional cessation of violence accompanied by resumption of security cooperation and a series of other steps to build confidence and to get the parties back into negotiations.

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