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Advancing the Process to Negotiate a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty

Results from a series of regional workshops and expert meetings by the fissile material cut off treaty (FMCT) expert preparatory group.

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(Still) Preparing for the Tenth NPT Review Conference

Senior diplomats and officials discuss the upcoming NPT Review Conference during the CNS virtual workshop.

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Will Iran Accept Russia’s Ideas for a Middle East Regional Security Process?

Getting Iran to engage on the “plus” of a “JCPOA plus” will be hard, and recent Russian proposals will unlikely convince Tehran.

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Where Are Russia’s Red Lines on Iran’s Nuclear Brinkmanship?

The new US administration intends to revive diplomacy with Iran and return to the 2015 nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA).

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OP #50: Making a Better Open Skies Treaty

How the Biden Administration can re-join the treaty, Russia may be persuaded to stay in it, and other members can help facilitate them.

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Strengthening the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and its Verification Regime

Panel discussions on the importance of the CTBT to national/international security and the nonproliferation regime.

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The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: What’s Next

WEBINAR: Speakers address the treaty’s impact on nuclear disarmament and the international nonproliferation regime.

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Can Shared US–Russian Interests Lead to Joint Action?

William C. Potter and Anton Khlopkov in Kommersant.

UNSCR 1540 Resource Collection

The UNSCR 1540 Resource Collection examines implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, which requires all states to implement measures aimed at preventing non-state actors from acquiring NBC weapons, related materials, and their means of delivery. It details implementation efforts in all of the regions and countries of the world to-date.

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Russian–US Strategic Stability Talks

Where they are and where they should go.