Events

Learn more about upcoming and past events and conferences sponsored by PONI in DC and across the country, as well as other important events where you can connect with nuclear experts.

Past Events

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The Future of Nuclear Arms Control

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is pleased to invite you to a discussion on The Future of Nuclear Arms Control with Mrs. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, of The Elders. Founded by Nelson Mandela, The Elders are a group of former heads of state and senior…

NUKES: A Small Conversation about a (Really) Big Problem

About this Event Nuclear weapons have been in the news a lot recently, but what are they for? What can they do? Why do they matter? This panel discussion, with nuclear policy experts Joe Cirincione and Abigail Stowe-Thurston, and Akolade Gbadamosi (Community Representative for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar) will take a step back from wonky techno-speak…

Missile Defense in the Indo-Pacific

Hudson Institute will host a panel to discuss U.S. missile defense capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. Panelists will include Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy Dr. Robert Soofer and Director of Operations for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Rear Admiral Steve Koehler. Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs will moderate the discussion. In order…

Between Two Giants: The Korean Dilemma within U.S.-China Competition

The intensifying theme of great power competition between the U.S. and China has major implications for the Korean Peninsula, its future unification and the U.S. alliance system in Northeast Asia. Most directly, China could be even more reluctant to change the status quo on the Korean peninsula in the hope of maintaining leverage against the…

National Security in the Age of Trump

About the speaker: Stephen Miles is the Executive Director of Win Without War. Stephen is a veteran of campaign politics with a strong background in grassroots advocacy. He previously worked for the global campaigning organization Avaaz, as well as on multiple federal, state, and local electoral campaigns, and as the Executive Director of the American…

JCPOA and the Future of Iran’s Nuclear Program

Panel Discussion Thursday, 3 October 2019 from 12:30 – 14:00 The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) cordially invites you to attend a panel discussion on “The JCPOA and the Future of Iran’s Nuclear Program,” on Thursday, 03 October 2019, from 12:30 to 14:00 in the conference room of the Permanent Mission of Japan. Refreshments will be served at…

North Korea: Peace? Nuclear War?

Harvard University’s William Overholt discusses the release of his new edited volume, North Korea: Peace? Nuclear War? with Society President Tom Byrne. Overholt tackles the range of approaches to North Korea, the interplay of development and security, leaders Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un, and challenges to alliance management.

The Future of U.S. Nuclear Policy

Despite the Cold War ending nearly 30 years ago, Russia and the United States still maintain robust nuclear arsenals and both states are pursuing new nuclear weapons programs. And with the last nuclear arms control pact left between the United States and Russia expiring in 2021, there will be no limits on either states’ nuclear…