Event Reports

Participants of the 2017 workshop “Nuclear Security Policy and Practice in the African Continent” in Accra, Ghana

Intensive Course on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security for Women in STEM

The workshop will be held in Accra, Ghana, on February 11-14, 2019. Application deadline is November 30, 2018, but apply as early as possible.

Izumi Nakamitsu

Securing Our Common Future: The Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament in the 21st Century

Video: Seminar with Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

UN High Representative for Disarmament Izumi Nakamitsu

UN High Representative for Disarmament Izumi Nakamitsu Visits CNS

She discussed new UN initiatives related to disarmament and nonproliferation education and the intersection of gender and nonproliferation.

2018 US Russia Workshop

CNS Hosts High-Level US–Russia Workshop on Nonproliferation and Disarmament

A meeting was held with US and Russian nonproliferation experts to encourage potential future dialogue between the two countries.

2018 Summer School in Mexico

Fifth Summer School on Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation for Latin America and the Caribbean

Included discussions, a Nagasaki survivor’s testimony, a trip to OPANAL Headquarters, and a visit by Ambassador Gomez of the Ban Treaty.

2018 Summer Interns

CNS Summer Undergraduate Interns Share Research

Research was on media in nonproliferation, analyzing capabilities using open-source data, geospatial and countermeasure intelligence, and how nuclear governments think.

Flags of Israel and the United States (Src: Wikicommons)

US–Israel Nonproliferation Dialogue

CNS held a track 1.5 dialogue in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 29–30, 2018.

Nuclear Energy in Saudi Arabia (Src: Shutterstock)

Nuclear Energy in Saudi Arabia

A CNS workshop discussed ramifications on Saudi electricity needs, national and regional security, reactor suppliers, and US Congressional action.

Conference attendees

American and Russian Experts Discuss Security Challenges on the Korean Peninsula Ahead of Trump–Kim Summit in Singapore

The two-day dialogue focused on practical steps to address the DPRK nuclear program as a whole.

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

VIDEO: Margaryta Rayets and Kateryna Pavlova discuss radioactive waste management in Ukraine.