Event Reports

Disarmament Dialogue VI

Disarmament Dialogue VI: The Impact and Future of Nuclear Disarmament Initiatives

CNS partnered with Indonesia to host the sixth informal “Disarmament Dialogue” among like-minded states.

Countering Nuclear Commodity Smuggling

Combatting Illegal Nuclear Trade

Event: New study recommends action to prevent nuclear smuggling to Iran, North Korea, and other countries seeking nuclear weapons.

2015 NPT Review Conference Simulation

Dr. Lassina Zerbo’s Opening Speech to the Simulated 2015 NPT Review Conference

The Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), spoke at the semester-long simulation course.

CNS Building

The Strategy of Strategic Trade Controls

October 9: Lecture by Crystal Pryor on the strategy of strategic trade controls: balancing economics, security, and politics.

Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Head of CTBTO visits Monterey, Engages Students and Experts

Dr. Lassina Zerbo’s September visit includes an ArmsControlWonk.com podcast recording, available for download.

US and Iran Flags (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Joint Event on Iranian Nuclear Negotiation

September 18th public briefing on the current negotiations of Iran’s nuclear program featuring ISIS’ David Albright and CNS’ Jon Wolfsthal.

Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA)

Safeguards and Middle East Issues Signal Contention at the 2014 IAEA General Conference

CNS and VCDNP experts review main issues facing the 2014 IAEA General Conference.

Participants and organizers of the regional nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation course.

First Regional Course on Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation Takes Place in Mexico

32 diplomats from 22 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean participated in the course.

CNS Building

Event: MIIS Students’ Experiences as Summer Interns at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Come hear MIIS students describe their project work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) this summer.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, CNS Director William Potter

Nuclear Verification Challenges and Opportunities

On 19-20 June 2014, VCDNP and CNS held a diplomatic workshop in Baden, Austria.