Eurasia/Russia

Rose Gottemoeller at a podium with US flag behind

NATO And The Future Of Arms Control And Strategic Stability In Europe

CNS hosted the event with the support of the German and Danish embassies in Washington.

Group of men on a mountain with trees behind them and a snow spray.

The Human Dimension to Kazakhstan’s Plutonium Mountain

US, Russia, and Kazakhstan scientists write the story of nonproliferation cooperation at Semipalatinsk in the two-volume book, “Doomed to Cooperate.”

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Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network Celebrated Women’s History Month

Ms. Rhonda Evans shared a presentation on gender parity in nuclear fields in the context of a BSWN webinar on women’s leadership.

Monument to Bohdan Khmelnitsky with St. Sophia Cathedral in the background in Kyiv, Ukraine (Src: Shutterstock)

Putin’s War with Ukraine: Voices of CNS Experts on the Russian Invasion

A compendium of CNS expert analysis and commentary on the nuclear ramifications of the war, as well as educational materials for expert and general audience.

The Wall Street Journal

The Perils of Premature Negotiation Over Ukraine

Peace talks with Russia are pointless unless Putin gives up his ambition to push the U.S. and NATO from Eastern Europe.

Report cover image of crates with radiological materials inside. : Experts from the National Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities of the Republic of Moldova (NARNRA) verify the submitted inventory of sources at the JSC Moldova Steel Works in November 2014

OP#57: Radiological Security in Contested Territories

One of the few success stories in the elimination of radioactive sources from a contested territory is the Republic of Moldova’s removal of approximately 2,700 disused radioactive materials from the breakaway region of Transdniestria.

CNS sponsored CNS graduate research assistant and MANPTS ’23 candidate Adeline du Crest

CNS-sponsored Adeline du Crest attends Red Horizon negotiation exercise

This 70-participant immersive crisis negotiation experience was hosted by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University.

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Why the world must protect nuclear reactors from military attacks. Now.

While Russia’s actions at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have received condemnation, its attacks on reactors and nuclear facilities may not be illegal given the fact that no international agreement specifically addresses the issue.

CNS IAC 2022 meeting members (Source: Kaveh Sardari)

CNS Advisory Council Meeting Featured CTBO Executive Secretary Robert Floyd, NPT Review Conference President Gustavo Zlauvinen, and US Under-Secretary of State Bonnie Jenkins

The CNS International Advisory Council held its annual meeting in Washington, DC on October 24, 2022.

BSWN Network Members

CNS Celebrates a Successful First Year of the Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network

The meeting in Malta gathered 35 regional and international participants from Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Türkiye, Ukraine, Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, and United States.