Held virtually with colleagues from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, this conference will feature two days of presentations from rising experts covering topics such as nuclear modernization policy and strategies, arms control, proliferation challenges, and deterrence.
Deterrence
Events
UK Project On Nuclear Issues 10th Anniversary Annual Conference
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the UK Project On Nuclear Issues (UK PONI), over which time its Annual Conference has become the premier national forum for emerging scholars and professionals to consider salient issues in nuclear policy, to share their work, and to connect with peers and established experts. 9 June 1300-1800: Emerging Read More
Events
WMD 2020: Great Power Competition and Technology Challenges
The National Defense University Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) invites you to join us on 17-18 June for online Annual Symposium panels exploring how the convergence of geopolitics and emerging technology will shape today’s WMD issues. While COVID-19 transmission mitigation measures will preclude execution of this year’s event on the Read More
Discussion
Nuclear Deterrence with Russia and China: Are U.S. Course Corrections Needed?
Featuring Fiona Cunningham, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University; Michael Kofman, Director of the Russia Studies Program, CNA; and Amy F. Woolf, Specialist in Nuclear Weapons Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; moderated by Eric Gomez, Director of Defense Policy Studies, Cato Institute. May 26, 2020 12:00 PM to Read More
Resources
U.S. Nuclear Narrative
This site, The U.S. Nuclear Narrative, augments and serves as an additional resource to the report findings. Here, users will find the full report, a summary version with the study’s main takeaways, and a database with primary source documents utilized in the research. Users will also be able to delve into an interactive timeline tracking how the U.S. nuclear narrative has shifted over the years and to explore additional, selected online resources.
reportNext Gen Perspectives
On the Horizon Volume 2: A Collection of Papers from the Next Generation
The papers included in this volume comprise research from participants in the 2019 Nuclear Scholars Initiative and the PONI Conference Series.
analysis
CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues, 2019 Consensus Statement
The European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues have convened senior nuclear policy experts from the United Kingdom, France, and the United States (P3) for the past eleven years to discuss nuclear deterrence, arms control, and nonproliferation policy issues and identify areas of consensus among the three countries.
Event
2020 Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance Conference and Workshop
March 11-12, 2020 | Iowa State University Innovation Center, Ames, IA Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance March 11th and 12th |Iowa State University |Ames, Iowa Iowa State University will be hosting the Fifth Annual Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance Conference in Ames, Iowa on March 11th and 12th. This two-day conference will feature a USSTRATCOM-hosted tabletop exercise focused on deterrence issues, Read More
Discussion
“China’s Vision of Victory”
You are cordially invited to a book event with Dr. Jonathan D. T. Ward for his book “China’s Vision of Victory” Wednesday, January 22nd 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW Washington, D.C.
Conference
The Road to the 2019 NATO Leaders’ Meeting
Three weeks ahead of the December meeting of NATO heads of state and government, this event will serve as a public primer highlighting many of the top issues on the Alliance’s agenda. The discussions will focus on priorities for strengthening collective defense and deterrence in Europe and beyond, including progress on improving capabilities, readiness, and Read More

