CLASSIC: The Open Skies Treaty
About this episode
The episode discusses the United States' withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies and its implications.
In this week's Classic episode, Ben, Matt and Noel return to a bizarre harbinger of chaos to come: on November 22, 2020, the United States withdrew from the Treaty on Open Skies. This treaty, signed in 1992, allows 34 member countries to perform unarmed aerial observations over foreign soil. Imagery captured is shared with the member countries. The U.S. cited Russia's activities with regards to the treaty as their reason for withdrawing. They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben, Matt, Noel
Topics covered
- international treaties
- aerial observation
- US foreign policy
- Russia
- military agreements
Keywords
- Open Skies Treaty
- aerial observations
- US withdrawal
- Russia activities
- international relations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: United States, Treaty on Open Skies, Russia
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