Analysis

OP#36: The Shadow Sector: North Korea’s Information Technology Networks

OP#36: The Shadow Sector: North Korea’s Information Technology Networks

North Korea’s global IT network undermines sanctions and poses grave cyber-security threats.

Trump announcing Iran strategy, October 13, 2017. Credit: Whitehouse.gov

A Countdown to War

American threats could convince Iran it has no choice but to develop a nuclear bomb.

Nikolai Sokov

Once and Future Partners: The History of US-Soviet Nonproliferation Cooperation and Its Relevance Today

VIDEO: On May 10, 2018, CNS held a seminar with Nikolai Sokov, Sarah Bidgood, and Paul Warnke.

North Korea and the United States

The Kim-Trump Summit Is Set. What Can We Expect?

An unprecedented summit requires unparalleled analysis.

US and Saudi Arabian currency (src: Shutterstock)

Washington’s Plan for a Nuclear Agreement with Saudi Arabia May Be in Jeopardy

Op/ed by Chen Kane and Ramya Ramjee in National Interest

US and Iran Flags (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

CNS Experts Respond to the US Withdrawal from the Iran Deal

An “ill-conceived” decision “of potentially historic proportion.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Yes, Iran Lied About Its Nuclear Capabilities. But So Did Israel

Netanyahu’s “theater” powerpoint demonstrated that even the almighty Mossad has no evidence of post-JCPOA violations.

Left to right: Dave Schmerler, Jeffrey Lewis, and Melissa Hanham

True Detectives

On California’s magnificent Central Coast, a group of North Korea experts track Pyongyang’s every nuclear move. But—if we’re listening—the story they’re telling us is also about ourselves.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Bibi’s Infomercial for the Iran Deal

Smoke and mirrors aside, the Israeli prime minister’s presentation was an endorsement of existing nuclear diplomacy with Tehran.

Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel (Src: Wikimedia Commons)

Netanyahu and Iran’s Atomic Archive: What’s New and What’s Not

Tehran’s nuclear planners envisioned an arsenal so small as to make Kim Jong Un giggle.