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.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityTowards Improving the United Nations Nonproliferation MandateBySarah Shirazyan and CSIS PONIPublished Jun 27, 2016The successful implementation of UN Resolution 1540 depends on the committee’s ability to create an environment where member states can develop a sense of local ownership for the resolution.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityDeterring Nuclear TerrorismByMatthew Costlow and CSIS PONIPublished Jun 15, 2016Shaping terrorist adversaries’ perceptions of U.S. security is possible, and convincing them that an attempted attack with a radiological or nuclear device would fail and would have devastating consequences should remain one of America’s highest priorities.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityWaiting for Washington: U.S. clarity and guidance are vital to the JCPOAByMinsu Crowder-Han and CSIS PONIPublished Jun 14, 2016While it is often difficult to parse reasonable criticisms from Iran’s standard litany of anti-U.S. rhetoric, complaints that the United States is not upholding its end of the deal are not entirely unfounded. It has long been understood that the bulk of the new trade and investment that Iran could expect under the JCPOA would not come from the United States, given the extensive web of U.S. sanctions that would remain in place, but from Europe, Russia, and China.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityModerate the alliance outliersByTimothy Stafford and CSIS PONIPublished Jun 4, 2016Both South Korea and Turkey enjoy explicit nuclear guarantees. Yet under the Obama administration, relations with each have lurched to opposite ends of the ‘reassurance spectrum.’ As a result, both feel less secure than they should.