Analysis

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How Trump Could Trigger Armageddon with a Tweet

Is Trump’s use of Twitter a presidential statement or just a tweet?

Kenshin Cho

Protectionist export controls could be bad for nonproliferation

It compromises the very foundation of America’s export control regime—a measured approach to mitigating the risks of global trade.

War on the Rocks

The Good Old Days of the Cold War: US–Soviet Cooperation on Nonproliferation

Emphasis given to nonproliferation enabled cooperation during some of the most frigid moments of the Cold War.

Former Defense Secretary William Perry was one of the guests at he James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey on Tuesday. (Eduardo M. Fujii/CNS)

Former Defense Secretary William Perry Sounds Warning at MIIS Workshop

The danger today is the two countries would accidentally start a nuclear war because no one is talking to the other.

Once and Future Partners: The US, Russia, and Nuclear Non-proliferation book cover

Once and Future Partners: The US, Russia, and Nuclear Non-proliferation

Despite their Cold War rivalry, the US and the Soviet Union frequently engaged in joint efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.

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The Putin-Trump Summit: In Helsinki, Three Worldviews Will Clash

The West’s clash with Russia is a preview of the conflicts that will arise in the coming decades.

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.

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

After the Trump-Kim summit: Where does Japan go from here?

The “biggest loser” of the Singapore summit faces tough decisions ahead. Some answers may lie in its recent past.

US Russia Flags

An Agenda for Two Presidents

A joint article by the directors of CNS and CENESS on the upcoming Russia–US summit.

Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (left), U.S. President Richard Nixon (center), and National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the White House. (Src: ciagov, Flickr.com)

Time for Israel to Drop Nuclear Ambiguity

Fifty years is long enough for Israel’s policy of nuclear ambiguity, writes Avner Cohen.