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Atomic Homefront: a film about struggling to live with Manhattan Project radioactive waste
June 2018
Abstract: This commentary reviews and discusses HBO’s new documentary, Atomic Homefront, which shows how communities are still struggling to live with radiation from radioactive waste generated...
Policy: Reassess New Mexico's nuclear-waste repository
January 2016
For the past 15 years, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has stored transuranic waste from the US nuclear-defense programme.
动荡世界中的安全挑战:更少敌人、更多挑战和焦虑
August 2015
A version of this paper, "Security Challenges in a Turbulent World: Fewer Enemies, More Challenges, and Greater Anxiety," delivered at the International Areas Studies Symposium at the University of...
Thirteenth Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum
January 2015
The thirteenth session of the Korea-U.S.
Iran's Path to Nuclear Peace
January 2014
CISAC and FSI Senior Fellows Siegfried Hecker and Bill Perry write in this OpEd in The New York Times that Iran has little to show for its 50-year pursuit of a nuclear program.
NSA's Creative Interpretations of Law Subvert Congress and the Rule of Law
December 2013
CISAC Affiliate and Forbes Contributor Jennifer Granick explains how NSA domestic surveillance activities might continue, even in the face of legal decisions to rein in the agency's activities. ...
My Personal Journey at the Nuclear Brink
June 2013
CISAC Faculty Member and former U.S. Secretary of Defense William J. Perry tells the story of how he became a nuclear weapons abolitionist.
A Chance to Defuse North Korea
June 2013
On Friday, June 7, President Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a series of talks to address major issues between the two countries.
Requiem for a Realist: Remembering the nuclear strategist
May 2013
Scott Sagan, in this piece for Foreign Policy, remembers his longtime friend and colleague Kenneth Waltz. Waltz passed away on May 13.
Stop Ignoring Taiwan
May 2012
In an article for Foreign Policy, Karl Eikenberry makes the case for the United States to invigorate its relations with Taiwan and outlines the work needed to make this a reality and stabilize...
What's Next for Medvedev?
October 2011
Russia will soon have another liberal ex-president. Twenty years ago this December, Mikhail Gorbachev stood in the Kremlin as the Soviet flag was lowered and replaced with the Russian tricolor.
No Need to Reset the Reset
September 2011
Russia watchers in the West cannot be surprised that Vladimir Putin is on his way back to the Russian presidency.
9/11 and the makers of history
September 2011
After 9/11, the administration of US President George W Bush initiated the era of the global war on terror. For many, this was a misguided response to terror attacks.
Nuclear Zero? Why Not Nuclear Infinity?
July 2011
Source: Wall Street Journal The world would not be safer if the U.S. had no nuclear weapons.
How China views US nuclear policy
May 2011
Article Highlights Although Chinese academics and military officers praised some aspects of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review, they continue to view US nuclear policy with suspicion.
Quadrennial Defense Review Report
February 2010
The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is a legislatively-mandated review of Department of Defense (DoD) strategy and priorities.
U.S. Must Search for Common Ground in Muslim World
July 2009
South Asia scholar Anja Manuel discusses how the United States can improve its image with Muslim communities worldwide, going beyond just "winning hearts and minds." Farah Pandith, the State...
Preparing for Sudden Change in North Korea
January 2009
It possesses nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver them, and despite some progress, it is by no means clear that the ongoing six-party talks will be able to reveal the full extent of the country...
Reykjavik Revisited: Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
September 2007
Twenty-one years ago, at the October 1986 Reykjavik Summit, President Ronald Reagan and Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev entered into an unprecedented dialogue regarding their desire to...
Day After, The: Action in the 24 Hours Following a Nuclear Blast
May 2007
On April 19, 2007, the Preventive Defense Project convened a workshop of leading federal government civilian and military officials, scientists, policy experts, and journalists to address the...
Situation in Iraq and the Administration's Strategy, The
January 2007
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 27, 2007, on the situation in Iraq and the Bush administration's strategy.
Alternative Perspectives on Iraq
January 2007
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee on alternative perspectives on the president's strategy for Iraq.
Iraq Study Group Report, The
December 2006
The Iraq Study Group, convened at the urging of Congress with White House agreement, made a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq...
Alliances and American Security
November 2006
One of the greatest challenges facing the United States today is the translation of its overwhelming might into effective influence.
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