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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Mar112020

2020 Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance Conference and Workshop

March 11-12, 2020 | Iowa State University Innovation Center, Ames, IA   Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance March 11th and 12th |Iowa State University |Ames, Iowa Iowa State University will be hosting the Fifth Annual Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance Conference in Ames, Iowa on March 11th and 12th.  This two-day conference will feature a USSTRATCOM-hosted tabletop exercise focused on deterrence issues,…

Mar042020

The North Korean Intelligence Service’s (NKIS) Espionage and Strategy

Wednesday, March 4th The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW Washington, D.C.     You are cordially invited to an Asia Initiative Lecture Series (AILS) presentation on the topic: The North Korean Intelligence Service’s (NKIS) Espionage and Strategy with Dr. Kim Dong-sik 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Dr. Kim Dong-sik’s Presentation and Q&A…

Mar042020

Why should the US care about Ukraine?

Why should the US care about Ukraine?   WED, MAR 4, 2020 2:30 PM 1030 15TH STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20005 The recent impeachment hearings put a spotlight on Ukraine and US national interests there. The National Interest magazine compared current policy to Vietnam’s “groupthink” while Ambassador John Herbst argued that the United States has…

Mar022020

Congress and defense policy: A conversation with Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas

Congress and defense policy: A conversation with Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas Monday, Mar 02, 2020 10:00 AM–11:00 AM EST Brookings Institution Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Foreign policy is the domain of the executive branch, but Congress plays a key constitutional role by passing budgets and conducting oversight. As the Department of…

Feb272020

How Close is Doomsday?

How Close is Doomsday?   Not a flashback. Not the 1980s. But yes, there’s an arms race. According to the Doomsday Clock, it’s just 100 seconds to midnight—closer to catastrophe than at any point since its creation in 1947. Don’t miss this special YouTube event How Close is Doomsday? Ernest J. Moniz Governor Jerry Brown…

Feb202020

“The Bomb: Presidents, Generals and the Secret History of Nuclear War”

You are cordially invited to attend an NTI seminar “The Bomb: Presidents, Generals and the Secret History of Nuclear War” Featuring: Author and Historian Fred KaplanWith remarks by: Ernest J. Moniz, NTI Co-Chair and CEO Thursday, February 20, 2020 5:00–6:30 pm Books will be available for purchase and can be signed by Mr. Kaplan at…

Feb182020

Decision-making and Technology Under the Nuclear Shadow

Watch the recorded event video here. Tuesday, February 18, 2020 1:00 pm – 4:30 pmCSIS Headquarters Room C115 Featured Speakers: Dr. Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs, Columbia University Dr. Peter W. Singer, Strategist and Senior Fellow, New America Ms. Avril Haines, Deputy Director, Columbia World Projects; Former Deputy National Security Advisor…

Feb062020

The Present and Future Promise of Synthetic Biology

Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CSIS Headquarters, Room 110 The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) invites you to attend the inaugural event in our Synthetic Biology: The Ongoing Technology Revolution Series. This initial event will introduce the science of synthetic biology, as well as the opportunities and risks it presents to…