# A World Without Nuclear Weapons (Mahmoud Karem, Egyptian Diplomat)

- Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2018/03/a-world-without-nuclear-weapons-mahmoud-karem-egyptian-diplomat/
- Published: 2018-03-21T13:02:22-04:00

We could once imagine a world without nuclear weapons. But global progress in stemming
the spread of these weapons has stalled, in large part because the two most important
nuclear powers – the United States and Russia – have found themselves in conflict.

IGA chats with Egyptian diplomat Mahmoud Karem about the importance of the US-Russia
relationship in addressing nuclear security.

**This video includes references to the Eurasia Group Foundation, now known as the
Institute for Global Affairs.**