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.

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Article on Russian nuclear strategy during Ukraine war takes top McElvany Award

An article providing key insights into Russian nuclear strategy during the first 18 months of the war in Ukraine has won the grand prize.

Arms Control Association (ACA)

Waiting for Godot at the 2026 NPT Review Conference Review

Some meetings of nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) member states are remembered for artistic performances as well as nonproliferation and disarmament achievements.

CNS Expands with New Vermont Office

CNS Expands with New Vermont Office

The office will also support teaching and research collaboration with Middlebury faculty.

Layered Verification: Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament and Highly Latent Nuclear States

Layered Verification: Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament and Highly Latent Nuclear States

This report offers a framework for managing proliferation-sensitive capabilities of advanced civilian nuclear powers and former nuclear-armed states.

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Winning Hearts and Minds? How the United States Reassured During the Russo-Ukrainian War

CNS researcher co-authors academic study involving original public opinion surveys in 24 countries on 6 continents.

Daigo Fukuryu Maru

CNS collaborates with the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall to explore visual narratives of nuclear testing and its humanitarian consequences

We invite readers to reflect critically on the legacy of nuclear testing and to consider the ongoing relevance of efforts toward a world free of nuclear weapons.

Hiroshima dome. Src: Masako Toki

Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action

Commemorating 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is not about history alone. It is about the future.

The Conversation

The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Threats to the NPT suggest the world appears far removed from the vision of avoiding nuclear catastrophe.

Nuclear Assembly for Nobel Laureates, July 14, 2025. (Photo by Jean Lachat)

CNS Experts Join Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War

On the 80th anniversary of the Trinity nuclear test explosion in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Nobel Laureates and nuclear experts convened at the University of Chicago.

Cyrus Jabbari

CENTCOM Introduces Cyrus Jabbari as New Chief Data Officer

Mr. Jabbari earned a Master of Arts in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies with Farsi language study from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.