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.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityNuclear Alliances, the NPR, and the Curious Case of New ZealandByJennifer Knox and CSIS PONIPublished Apr 3, 2018Extended nuclear deterrence strengthens alliances, except when it didn’t.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityDo weapons prohibitions work? It’s complicated.ByAlicia Sanders-ZakrePublished Feb 6, 2018If the nuclear ban treaty follows trajectories of other weapons prohibitions, it could strengthen the norm against nuclear weapons use and possession, and even decrease production. Difficult work likely lies ahead, however.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityJapan Should Clarify its Plutonium Usage PlansByYukari SekiguchiPublished Jan 29, 2018Japan possesses almost 47 tons of separated plutonium. A clear plan for its potential usage and storage is essential.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityAre We Fighting Yet? International Law and Nuclear DisarmamentByRaymond WangPublished Jan 25, 2018Recent decisions have left lasting impacts on international law in ways that might affect whether ban treaty supporters rely on international courts for disarmament.