Event / DiscussionKorea Policy Forum, “Nuclear and Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula”Speakers Yong-Sup Han, Professor, Korea National Defense University Young-Jun Kim, Professor, Korea National Defense University Discussant Joanna Spear, Associate Professor of International Affairs the George Washington University Date & Time Monday, November 4, 2019 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Location Room 505 Elliott School of International Affairs, the George Washington University 1957 E Street, NW,… LocationWashington, DC
Event / DiscussionThe Hermit King: The Dangerous Game of Kim Jong UnThe Kim family has clung to power for three generations in North Korea by silencing dissidents, ruling with an iron fist, and holding its neighbors hostage with threats of war. Under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, North Korea has come closer than ever to creating a viable nuclear arsenal, and despite President Trump’s assertions,… LocationCarnegie Endowment for International Peace; Washington, DC
Event / DiscussionNew Technologies and Nuclear RiskThe proliferation of new technologies threatens to increase the risks of nuclear use. Join us to discuss two of those risks—precision-strike weapons in the hands of U.S. allies and artificial intelligence—explored in recent studies funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. AGENDA 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Conventional Precision-Strike Weapons and Non-Nuclear States How could… LocationCarnegie Endowment for International Peace; Washington, DC
Jun242019 Event / DiscussionClosing the Gender Gap in Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and DisarmamentAfter surveying four decades of multilateral meetings and conducting interviews with diplomats, a new United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research report, Still Behind the Curve, finds that women remain underrepresented in key forums and sheds light on the obstacles hindering their full and equal participation. Join Carnegie for a presentation of this new report and an interactive discussion on how to close the gender gap.
Jun182019 Event / DiscussionKeeping a National Consensus on Nuclear PolicyThe Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies presents Keeping a National Consensus on Nuclear Policy, a discussion with John Harvey. LocationCapitol Hill Club 300 First St. SE, Washington DC, 20003
Jun112018 Event / DiscussionSchieffer Series: Russian Active Measures: Past, Present, and FutureThe discussion will focus on U.S.-Russian information warfare and how we can learn lessons from the past. LocationWashington, DC
May162018 Event / DiscussionFrom the North Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific: a French Maritime Outlook on Current Geopolitical IssuesIn a discussion moderated by ISP Senior Advisor Mark Cancian, Admiral Prazuck will discuss the challenges the French navy faces and the role that it plays in France’s defense and national security strategies. LocationWashington, DC
Feb102016 Event / DiscussionISIS’ Hunt for WMDs: Navigating the Nuclear Underworld with C.J. ChiversThe Project on Nuclear Issues hosted a discussion with C.J. Chivers on nuclear smuggling in the Middle East. Chivers, a former marine and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigator with the New York Times, has reported from the front lines of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and more, analyzing conflicts and the weapons that fuel them. One of Chivers’ recent features, “The Doomsday Scam,” revealed how ISIS and other terrorist groups have pursued a fictional weapon-making substance known as red mercury. Chivers, who has been called “the greatest war reporter in a generation,” will share his unique insight about the possibilitiy of terrorist groups obtaining nuclear materials, where they could be bought, and how the international community should respond if a terrorist group were to acquire nuclear material, or some other weapon of mass destruction. The discussion was moderated by Rebecca Hersman, Director, Project on Nuclear Issues, and Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS. LocationCenter for Strategic and International Studies
Nov042015 Event / DiscussionReliving History: A Retrospective on TridentThe Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted this exclusive panel discussion recounting the formation of the seminal UK Trident Program, featuring four former U.S. and UK national security policymakers present for its negotiation: the Honorable Frank Miller, Sir David Omand, the Honorable Walter B. Slocombe, and Sir Kevin Tebbit. Please watch below as we revisit this momentous chapter of the U.S. and UK’s nuclear partnership, from the Polaris A3 through the Trident II, and examine its implications for the two countries’ special relationship today. LocationCenter for Strategic and International Studies