Here we highlight the work of NTI and share knowledge, ideas, and viewpoints addressing the crosscutting challenges our world faces—addressing risks while supporting innovation—to make our world safer.
The policy challenge ahead is ensuring that safeguards, governance frameworks, and security practices continue to responsibly scale alongside the technology. If they do, society can capture AI's enormous benefits while keeping emerging risks firmly under control.
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While talks between the United States and Iran have not yet yielded a new deal to pit against the JCPOA, it is still worth thinking through how we should do so.
Alex Tiersky serves as the vice president of NTI’s Government Relations team. He oversees NTI’s legislative branch strategy, shaping and driving the organization’s policy agenda.
At a time when the NPT is under growing strain, NWFZs stand out as one of areas where cooperation has not only endured but delivered tangible results. They demonstrate that large regions can sustain security without nuclear weapons, and that states are willing to translate commitments into practice.
In recent months, the Trump administration appears to have been flirting with a return to underground nuclear weapons testing, a decision that could have serious environmental and security implications.
Global institutions remain essential, but, increasingly, some of the most practical and forward-leaning work is happening closer to home at the regional level.
Convincing Iran to forgo nuclear weapons development may be the most difficult challenge of all.
As global resources become more constrained, evidence-based tools that guide investments toward maximum impact are more important than ever. This World Health Day, the WHO urges the world to embrace evidence, support science-led solutions, and advance global cooperation to turn evidence into action.
Elise Rowan serves as the deputy vice president of NTI’s Communications team. She co-leads the organization’s Critical Mass project, which harnesses the power of culture and campaigns to change the narrative on nuclear weapons and shift political incentives toward policies that reduce nuclear risks.
Disney Channel’s The Luck of the Irish reminds us that failing to safeguard a powerful asset—whether a magical lucky coin or advanced emerging technology—can lead to disaster. Strengthening AIxBio governance is about building guardrails to accelerate innovation and safeguards to prevent harm.
Congress’s oversight of U.S. nuclear policy is at a critical juncture. When the U.S. Senate approved New START in 2010, it mandated several annual reports and certifications to ensure strong congressional oversight of Russian compliance with the treaty. These requirements expired along with the treaty, creating oversight gaps just as strategic competition heats up.
Senior Director, Communications
Director, Communications
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