Congress can fix most of the problems with the nuclear agreement without simply rejecting it.

In our latest episode, we look at what the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) has achieved over the past three decades, why it remains an important part of the global nuclear order despite n...

Confirming classified space-control capabilities will not deter rivals on its own—Washington must now use this disclosure as a springboard for reciprocal transparency and risk-reduction measures…

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Hui Zhang In late 2024, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) began construction of two new large centrifuge enrichment plants (CEPs). These plants are expected to begin operations as early as...

Hui Zhang Recent satellite images show that the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has completed the construction of another new large centrifuge enrichment plant (CEP) at the Emeishan site. Th...

Gary Samore, Professor of the Practice in Politics at Brandeis University, will unpack why the US-Israel war over Iran happened and whether it was inevitabl...

During the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, a Harvard expert called for a rethink of traditional arms control as AI, space technologies and quantum computing reshape the security landscape. She also stre...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a central element in many of the most pressing debates about nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Yet, the scholarship on AI and weapons of mass destructio...

In his eagerness to distract attention from Iran and finally secure a diplomatic coup, President Trump is pivoting once again to North Korea.

Given the emerging threats in space, is it strategically useful for the U.S. to pursue any norms or treaties that may limit its freedom of action in space?

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Soviet and American leaders learned during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 that inadequate communication raised perilous risks and dangers in the nuclear age. The US–Soviet Hotline was cre...

America’s AI strategy is too narrowly targeted on the technology itself, while China’s embraces the wider technological and infrastructural ecosystem.

The Makkah Agreement looks less like bloc formation and more like strategic portfolio diversification. Saudi Arabia does not have to abandon Washington. Türkiye does not have to leave NATO. Pakistan d...

Hibakusha Stories is thrilled that Nihon Hidankyo has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Since 2008, Hibakusha Stories has provided a forum for Hibakusha & members of Hidankyo to tell their stories

On April 22, the presentation of Nikolai Steinberg’s book «Our Long Road to April», dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, took place in Kyiv. The event gathered industry experts, the author’s colleagues from his time at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP), as well as everyone interested in the history of the […]

We are committed to using our positions within Harvard to advance truth-telling, accountability, repair and institutional reform in relation to Harvard’s ties to Epstein and those who enabled him.

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have signed a deal that could allow the oil-rich nation to create a civilian nuclear program. The deal has drawn concerns that nuclear technology could potentially spread to ...

NPR has confirmed a deal that would allow the U.S. to transfer nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia and allow the country to begin enriching uranium for civilian use.

US President Donald Trump approved a civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia Wednesday that would expand cooperation on nuclear energy, according to The Wall Street Journal. While details have no...

A former Israeli nuclear official told Newsweek that Saudi Arabia appeared to be "keeping the nuclear weapons option open."

US President Donald Trump approved a civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia Wednesday that would expand cooperation on nuclear energy, according to The Wall Street Journal. While details have no...

Seven principles from a recent Asilomar conference address how AI will affect nuclear and biological threats.

Resenha crítica da obra Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail, organizada por Stephen Herzog, Giles David Arceneaux e Ariel F. W. Petrovics, publicada pela MIT Press em 2026. O texto discute a ...

Fusion energy commercialization is now blocked not by plasma physics but by two missing engineering facilities: a neutron test source that does not exist and tritium breeding blankets that have never ...

Beijing’s reaction to the Belgrade incident could be a template for New Delhi, but some analysts warn it faces very different circumstances.

Before he left Washington, there were reports Volodymyr Zelenskiy wasn't even on Donald Trump's G7 bilateral meeting list, but in the end, the U-S president took the meeting. And more. In the French Alps resort of Evian, Trump putting the onus on Vladimir Putin to come to the bargaining table and even suggesting a rapid return to full sanctions on Russian oil. Why the sudden turn-for-the-better in relations between Washington and Kyiv?

The May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis after the Pahalgam attack has generated a familiar but incomplete debate: did nuclear deterrence work, or did it merely allow both sides to fight a limited war under...

While the end of the war will be welcome to the global economy, it will do little to prevent Iran’s nuclearization.

In 1963, John F. Kennedy proved that informal, one-sided moves could successfully defuse tensions with hostile adversaries. Today, as a multipolar arms race looms, JFK's blueprint offers a vital roadm...

The road toward transparency about nuclear weapons—both within the Western political tradition and during the Cold War rivalry with the Soviet Union—was long, gradual, and deeply contingent. The tools...

The war in the Gulf has created a strategic test for Pakistan. Islamabad is being asked to do something more difficult than simply “take a...

Tehran’s new strategic calculus.

The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. Joined by...