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Summits Made Some Headway on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2016: Nuclear Security Summits are improving the security of vulnerable nuclear material.

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Gene Drives: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?

Gene drive systems will be a new biosecurity challenge to face at the BWC Conference.

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The IAEA Statute: A Living Document

A shift in international nuclear governance may be necessary to address today’s security threats.

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Trump And Nuclear Weapons: Here’s What’s At Stake

CNS’s William Potter and Miles Pomper on what to expect from President-Elect Trump’s nuclear policy.

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How American and Russian Nuclear Scientists Joined Forces to Mitigate Post-Cold War Dangers

VIDEO: Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker is a research professor and senior fellow at Stanford University.

Margarita Kalinina-Pohl (formerly, Sevcik)

Margarita Kalinina-Pohl

Margarita Kalinina-Pohl is the Director of the CBRN Security Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS).

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Tracking Radioactive Sources in Moldova through Social Media

In collaboration with NARNRA, CNS researchers use social media and network analysis to locate radiological sources in Moldova.

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Keeping the Biological Weapons Convention Relevant

NOVEMBER 1, 2016: Officials have the opportunity to revise the way in which discussions are planned and held to better protect against biological weapons.

Emerging Technology, International Security, and International Law

OCTOBER 6, 2016: Experts urge early engagement by industry, academia, and other producers of emerging technologies.

Fall 2016 Visiting Fellows. From left to right: Mr. Xin Zhang (China), Ms. Sylvia Mishra (India), Ms. Oluwadamilola Ogunjobi (Nigeria), Mr. Nasser Moudden (Morocco), and Mr. Belgacem Addoum (Morocco).

Fall 2016 Visiting Fellows Session Commences in Monterey

OCTOBER 14, 2016: CNS welcomed five new visiting fellows from China, India, Morocco, and Nigeria this semester.