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 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…

The 2019 Korea Global Forum

If 2018 was the year of high-profile summitry, 2019 has been the year of stalemate for diplomatic negotiations on the Korean Peninsula. The United States and North Korea were unable to come to an agreement that included proportional denuclearization and peacebuilding measures. Meanwhile, North Korea continues to produce fissile material and improve its ballistic missile capabilities…

The Importance of the Open Skies Treaty

Location: 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Subcommittee: Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment Witnesses Damian Leader, Ph.D. Professor, New York University Former Chief Arms Control Delegate for the United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Documents Hearing notice Permalink: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2019/11/the-importance-of-the-open-skies-treaty

NATO, Transatlantic Security, and the Future of Arms Control: A Conversation With Rose Gottemoeller

As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding this year, it confronts a growing list of internal and external challenges. Rose Gottemoeller, the recently departed NATO deputy secretary general, will provide her first public remarks on her three year tenure and the future challenges for the alliance. Carnegie President William J….

The President and Nuclear Weapons: Authorities, Limits, and Process

There is no more consequential decision for a president than ordering a nuclear strike. Once launched, a nuclear-armed missile cannot be recalled or aborted. Today, the strategic environment and threats that could lead to the use of a nuclear weapon have changed from the Cold War, yet much of U.S. policy with respect to nuclear…

U.S. Nuclear Policy Towards China

U.S. Nuclear Policy Towards China Amid a time of increasing Chinese human rights abuses and malign activity, Hudson Institute will host a discussion on the implications of current U.S. nuclear policy towards China. The obstacles facing U.S. policymakers on nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, security, and energy abound. The panel will examine current U.S. policy in…

The Importance of the New START Treaty

December 4, 2019 2:00 PM Location: 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN (ret.) Nuclear Threat Initiative Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ms. Rose Gottemoeller Former NATO Deputy Secretary General and Former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Mr. Pranay Vaddi Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace…

Situational Awareness Technology and Crisis Decisionmaking featuring Rebecca Hersman

About this Event Date And Time Thu, September 10, 2020 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM EDT Improvements to strategic situational awareness (SA)—the ability to characterize the operating environment, detect and respond to threats, and discern actual attacks from false alarms across the spectrum of conflict—have long been assumed to reduce the risk of conflict and…

The Hypersonic Missile Debate

The hypersonic missile debate is a difficult one to navigate. This event showcases prominent thought leaders in the U.S. policy discourse surrounding hypersonic missiles and will feature a recent paper from the Center for Space Policy & Strategy that attempts to map out the debate. A central argument from the paper is that experts’ views…