Publications

This report was produced by a joint working group of the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to inform the US Congress and government ins...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the diplomatic relations between the US and North Korea between 1992 and 2007. It outlines the strengths and weaknesses of both bilateral negotiations with North Korea on the one h...chevron_right

This publication discusses possible reactions of China and Russia to further US plans in outer space. The authors also address the broader implications for international security. They suggest that in...chevron_right

Scholars of international relations usually argue that democracies are better able to signal their foreign policy intentions than nondemocracies, in part because democracies have an advantage in gener...chevron_right

This article investigates the determinants of armed group organization and the downstream effects of organization on civil wars. It demonstrates that the interaction between geographical and technolog...chevron_right

This publication reviews the plan Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev took at the 1986 Reykjavik summit to eliminate all their nuclear weapons. It focuses in particular on the findings of a review con...chevron_right

This publication consists of a talk delivered at The Security Implications of Increased Global Reliance on Nuclear Power Conference at Stanford University. The speaker addresses the problems of energy...chevron_right

This publication consists of a testimony before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the US House of Representatives. The speaker examines the evolution of the US emergency management...chevron_right

This report discusses ways to enhance implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, which calls on UN member-states to prevent non-state actors from obtaining weapons of mass destruction. The...chevron_right

This paper explains the three dimensions of biomedicine known as patient care, research and teaching and adds a critical fourth dimension, activism. The author illustrates his personal involvement in ...chevron_right

This report proposes action steps to be taken in the 24 hours following a nuclear blast in an US city. The authors underline that prevention remains the best protection against nuclear terrorism, but ...chevron_right

This paper discusses the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. The first part focuses on response and recovery. The author explains that most people would survive a nuclear explosion in a large city and g...chevron_right

This paper stresses the need to redefine US homeland security and reallocate the funding priorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The author further puts emphasis on deeper integration...chevron_right

This paper emphasizes the need for a revised US policy toward Iraq, based on the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group (ISG). The author proposes several actions to accomplish the US miss...chevron_right

This paper illustrates the controversy over the US military presence in Iraq following the analysis of the Iraq Study Group (ISG). The author suggests several actions to accomplish the US mission in I...chevron_right