Analysis / CommentaryIran’s Recent Nuclear Announcement in the Context of Rising Regional TensionsByEric BrewerPublished Jan 6, 2020 On January 5—amidst quickly escalating tensions between the United States and Iran—Tehran announced its latest steps to walk back its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Analysis / CommentaryUnderstanding Iran’s Nuclear Escalation StrategyByEric BrewerPublished Dec 12, 2019Iran is back in the nuclear game.
Analysis / CommentaryWill Nuclear Weapons Make A Comeback?ByEric BrewerPublished Sep 23, 2019Only a handful of countries worldwide have nuclear weapons, and the risk of new entrants into the club, most experts agree, is relatively low.
Analysis / CommentarySeeing Red in Trump’s Iran StrategyByEric BrewerPublished Jul 3, 2019Iran’s nuclear actions so far do not merit a redline or the military response that could follow, nor do they rise to the level of an unacceptable threat to the United States or its interests. Rather, they are a signal that, although some in the Trump administration believe otherwise, Iran will not consent to being pushed via sanctions without seeking leverage of its own.
Analysis / CommentaryIran’s Latest Nuclear Provocation: What it Means, What Comes Next.ByEric BrewerPublished Jul 1, 2019Iran announced Monday—and international inspectors confirmed—that it had exceeded the amount of enriched uranium it can have on hand under the terms of the nuclear deal (known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA). The deal allows Iran to have up to 300kg of up to 3.67 percent enriched uranium hexafluoride.
Analysis / CommentaryThe new red line on Iran will failByEric BrewerPublished Jun 6, 2019ERIC BREWER and RICHARD NEPHEW
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityCounterproliferation Strategy & the Proliferation Security InitiativeByCameron TrainerPublished May 7, 2019If the United States is to consider a more aggressive counterproliferation strategy, it must occur beyond the context of the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Analysis / CommentaryCSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues: Consensus StatementByRebecca HersmanPublished Feb 22, 2019The European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues, organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in partnership with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the Fondation pourla Recherche Stratégique (FRS), has convened senior nuclear policy experts from the United Kingdom, France, and the United States (P3) for the past ten years to discuss nuclear deterrence, arms control, and nonproliferation policy issues and to identify areas of consensus among the three countries.
Analysis / ReportOn the Horizon: A Collection of the Papers from the Next GenerationBySarah Minot Asrar and Rebecca HersmanPublished Feb 19, 2019The papers included in this volume comprise research from participants in the 2018 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 / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityDefining Disarmament: The Challenge of Eliminating Fissile MaterialsByCameron TracyPublished Jul 30, 2018While the world’s nuclear powers could quickly retire their nuclear arsenals, eliminating the fissile materials from which these weapons are made is no simple matter. This raises doubts about the feasibility and permanence of global disarmament.