Isolated Criticality: Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plants, Concepts and Concerns
Russia's rationale for the construction of floating nuclear power plants and the associated proliferation, security and environmental concerns. (CNS)
Cultivating Confidence: Verification, Monitoring, and Enforcement for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Plutonium Disposition
The past and future of joint U.S.-Russian efforts to eliminate excess weapons-grade plutonium. (CNS)
Senator Sam Nunn Urges Senate to Ratify New START
In written testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sam Nunn calls for ratification of the New START Treaty.
All Together Now: Missile Defense
The co-chairmen of the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative commission--former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, Russia's former Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and former German Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger--encourage North America, Europe and Russia to cooperate on missile defense in a new International Herald Tribune op-ed.
Brazil Challenges International Order by Backing Iran Fuel Swap
Brazil's motivation for brokering a new fuel swap deal with Iran amidst multilateral efforts to impose a new round of sanctions on Tehran. (CNS)
Economic Sanctions: Pressuring Iran’s Nuclear Program
Overview of American, European and multilateral sanctions imposed on Iran aimed at coercing Tehran to discontinue its controversial nuclear program. (CNS)
The U.S.-Russian Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation
The terms and issues surrounding the agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the US and Russia. (CNS)
The EU’s New Foreign Policy Chief: A Six Month Review and Analysis of Lady Ashton’s Tenure
Assessing implications of Catherine Ashton as the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for nonproliferation policies. (CNS)
Senator Nunn on “The Colbert Report”
Senator Sam Nunn and Stephen Colbert Discuss "Nuclear Tipping Point."