Analysis / Next Gen Community, ReportOn the Horizon: A Collection of the Papers from the Next GenerationByReja YounisPublished Feb 23, 2021The papers included in this volume comprise research from participants in the 2020 Nuclear Scholars Initiative and the PONI Conference Series. These papers explore such topics as the impacts of emerging technologies and capabilities, deep-diving on nuclear strategy and national policies, proposing paths forward for addressing proliferation challenges, and enhancing arms control in contentious environments. Series On The Horizon
Analysis / CommentaryRigid Structures, Evolving Threat: Preventing the Proliferation and Use of Chemical WeaponsByRebecca Hersman and Suzanne ClaeysPublished Dec 18, 2019Chemical weapons are back. Since 2012, the growing number and types of CW uses have increasingly challenged the anti-CW regime.
Analysis / CommentaryRestoring RestraintByRebecca HersmanPublished Jun 19, 2018In 2012, a 20-year moratorium on state employment of chemical weapons use was broken. Since then, there have been more than 200 uses, against civilians, military targets, and political enemies.
Analysis / CommentaryU.S. Response to the Reported Chemical Attack in Douma, SyriaByRebecca HersmanPublished Apr 11, 2018REBECCA HERSMAN and MELISSA DALTON
Analysis / CommentaryUnpacking Syria’s Chemical Weapons ProblemByRebecca HersmanPublished Aug 26, 2016A series of three chemical weapons attacks in Syria within a two-week span in August 2016 occurred amidst increased scrutiny and criticism from the international community, which has sought to identify and hold accountable those state and/or nonstate actors perpetrating, organizing, or sponsoring these chemical weapons attacks.