Publications

This publication is a transcript of a statement before the subcommittee on intelligence, information sharing and terrorism risk assessment of the US House of Representatives. The speaker analyzes al-Q...chevron_right

This article addresses the challenge of how the international community will develop nuclear power without furthering nuclear proliferation. The authors raise crucial questions for the future of globa...chevron_right

This article examines long-term trajectories of terrorism against the US. It includes both domestic and transnational terrorist events in an examination of the attack patterns of a select number of fo...chevron_right

This article outlines a new conceptual framework to encourage nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states to share responsibilities for designing a nuclear weapon-free world. The author argues...chevron_right

This paper discusses how as a result of the emergence of global warming as a threat to sustainable economic growth, development and stability, energy policies around the world have proliferated to mit...chevron_right

This thesis explores the linkages between democracy and terrorism by using Chile as a case study. The author analyzes the five observable features of strategic capacity – mission, hierarchy, membershi...chevron_right

This paper focuses on the release of four previously classified memos on torture in April 2009 by the US Justice Department. It addresses questions regarding possible criminal liability for the offici...chevron_right

This report reviews the task of consolidating and securing Russia's fissile materials, eliminating transfers and cleaning out civilian sites. It describes the nuclear complex in detail and suggests me...chevron_right

This paper summarizes a nuclear arms control workshop for technical experts from Russia, France, the UK and the US. It reviews technical approaches to the verification of nuclear arms reductions and o...chevron_right

This publication argues that threat reduction programs with former Soviet states can serve as models to create new jobs for North Korea's cadre of nuclear scientists. The author explains that the coun...chevron_right

This article discusses the inclusion of state and local government representation in the US federal homeland security institutions and processes. The author argues that regardless of whether President...chevron_right

Israel has had an arsenal of nuclear weapons since the late 1960s, and its current inventory is estimated at between 100 and 200 warheads. Some of these weapons will eventually be, or have already bee...chevron_right

It’s decision time. The United States has a small window of time to determine the future of its nuclear weapon capabilities before they atrophy beyond repair or utility. A serious debate is underway i...chevron_right

Scott Sagan makes a persuasive case for no first use, arguing that such a declaration would contribute to the American objectives of preventing the use of nuclear weapons by states or terrorist groups...chevron_right

Many countries around the world are taking a fresh look at nuclear power. An important cause of what has come to be called the global nuclear renaissance is the prospect of severe disruptions to the e...chevron_right