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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBeyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions

Steven Pifer, May 06, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Beyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms ReductionsIn April, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced they would work on a new agreement to limit offensive arms before the START treaty expires in December. On Monday, the first round of talks on a new strategic arms reduction treaty begin in Moscow. Steven Pifer assesses the considerations of both countries and offers suggestions for building a new framework to reduce strategic arsenals. Read More

Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Nonproliferation, Defense

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Save to My PortfolioThe Iran Hostage Crisis: 30 Years Later

Suzanne Maloney, November 04, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Iran Hostage Crisis: 30 Years LaterThree decades after Iran seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, igniting a 14-month hostage crisis, Suzanne Maloney examines the current state of power in the Islamic Republic. Maloney says that the recent demonstrations in Iran are an extension of the country's unanswered conversation of legitimate ruling authority, and that responses by hard-liners indicate a belief that any reform would beget revolution. Read More

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioNuclear Renaissance and the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Finding New Markets and Preventing Proliferation

Friday, October 30, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On October 30, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University will host experts from Japan and the United States for a conference looking at nuclear energy and nuclear nonproliferation. Topics will include trends in international nuclear markets, the U.S. approach to nuclear energy and the future of nuclear nonproliferation. Read More

Japan, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Energy Security, Defense

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Save to My PortfolioA Proposal for a "Bosworth Process" with North Korea: Denuclearization and Beyond

Sun-won Park, October 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

After months of provocations by North Korea, conditions are now developing that should allow the U.S. Special Envoy, Stephen Bosworth, to visit Pyongyang. In this paper, Brookings Visiting Fellow Sun-won Park calls for a "Bosworth Process," a plan to achieve not only denuclearization of the Korean peninsula but also to bring North Korea into the international community in a far-sighted and peaceful way. Read More

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Foreign Policy

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Save to My PortfolioU.S., Russia Must Lead on Arms Control

Brent Scowcroft, Joseph Nye, Nicholas Burns and Strobe Talbott, October 13, 2009, Politico

U.S., Russia Must Lead on Arms ControlTen years ago, the U.S. Senate rejected the comprehensive test ban treaty (CTBT), setting back efforts to reduce the world's stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Brent Scowcroft, Joseph Nye, Nicholas Burns and Strobe Talbott offer the Obama administration their counsel on how to build support for a revised CTBT and a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia. Read More

Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Foreign Policy, Arms Control

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Save to My PortfolioPakistan: The Next Nuclear Nightmare?

Bruce Riedel, October 12, 2009, The Daily Beast

Pakistan: The Next Nuclear Nightmare?Bruce Riedel says this weekend’s attack on the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, the military center of Pakistan, underscores the volatility and fragility in the world’s second largest Muslim country. Riedel argues that the United States must encourage Pakistan too keep moving against extremists while assuring them we will not abandon the fight in the region. Read More

Pakistan, Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, Transnational Security Threats

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Save to My PortfolioThe Iran Talks in Geneva: Too Soon to Tell

Kenneth M. Pollack, October 02, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Iran Talks in Geneva: Too Soon to TellKenneth Pollack says recent discussions between the P5-plus-one and Iran were not earth-shaking, with several questions remaining unanswered in the aftermath. However, Pollack does find it interesting that the Iranians demonstrated some willingness to compromise on small interests and there was no attempt to grandstand at the meeting. Read More

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioIran Gives Nod to Inspections, More Nuclear Talks

Suzanne Maloney, October 01, 2009, PBS' NewsHour

Iran has agreed to a second round of discussions over its disputed nuclear program following a meeting in Geneva with diplomats from the United States and other world powers. Suzanne Maloney joined PBS' NewsHour to discuss how this week's talks were a positive step and what to expect from future engagement between the United States and Iran. Read More

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioIran Sanctions: Who Really Wins?

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani , September 30, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Iran Sanctions: Who Really Wins?Iranian officials agreed in principle with the United States and five other international powers in Geneva to export their uranium enrichment program in exchange for a halt in UN sanctions action. Djavad Salehi-Isfahani argues that sanctions would be the wrong choice anyway. Existing sanctions have had no discernible effect on Iran's nuclear policy, and harsher sanctions may actually strengthen President Ahmadinejad's populist control of the economy. Read More

Iran, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Development, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioAfter START: Hurdles Ahead

Steven Pifer, September 28, 2009, Current History

After START: Hurdles AheadPresident Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev both see a follow-on agreement to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty as a top priority in U.S.-Russia relations. Steven Pifer writes that while a post-START treaty should not pose any major obstacles, complex nuclear issues are likely to make this the last “easy” arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow. Read More

Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Arms Control, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioObama's Announcement About Iran's Secret Enrichment Facility

Suzanne Maloney, September 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Obama's Announcement About Iran's Secret Enrichment FacilitySuzanne Maloney writes that Friday’s announcement by President Barack Obama and his French and British counterparts about Iran’s covert nuclear activities had all the ingredients of a blockbuster. Maloney explores the likelihood that the announcement will force Iran's hand and outlines the potential impact on the stances of Russia and China. Read More

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioA Better Base for Cutting Nuclear Weapons

Strobe Talbott, September 20, 2009, Financial Times

A Better Base for Cutting Nuclear WeaponsPresident Obama's decision to rethink and revamp the plan for Poland-based defenses against Iranian missiles was met with some criticism at home and in Eastern Europe for giving too much to Russia. However, argues Brookings President Strobe Talbott, the new strategy is a pragmatic step to counter Iran's real short-range missile threat, strengthens the transatlantic alliance, and better serves the goals of U.S.-Russian strategic arms reduction. Read More

Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, NATO, Europe, Iran

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Dialing Down North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

Wednesday, August 05, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Scouting Report: Dialing Down North Korea’s Nuclear ThreatFormer President Bill Clinton traveled to Pyongyang for a surprise meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Tuesday, and secured the release of two American reporters detained since March. This visit came at a tense time following North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests in the past months. Brookings expert Richard Bush and Politico's Fred Barbash took questions on the North Korea nuclear problem in this week’s edition of the Scouting Report. Read More

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons

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Save to My PortfolioKim Jong Il Pardons Journalists During Bill Clinton Visit

Dennis Wilder, August 04, 2009, PBS' NewsHour

Kim Jong Il Pardons Journalists During Bill Clinton Visit Following a surprise meeting with former President Bill Clinton, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned two jailed American journalists. Dennis Wilder joined other experts on PBS' NewsHour to examine the implications of the meeting. Read More

North Korea, International Relations, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Sanctions

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Save to My PortfolioPressing Pyongyang on Rights

Roberta Cohen, July 31, 2009, The Washington Post

Pressing Pyongyang on RightsThe now-defunct six-party talks in which the U.S., South Korea, Japan, Russia, and China participated focused almost exclusively on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. But, as Roberta Cohen argues, with a struggle for succession underway in Pyongyang and some of the country's internal controls reportedly beginning to erode, it's the time to rethink the near-exclusion of human rights from the U.S.-North Korean dialogue. Read More

North Korea, Human Rights, Northeast Asia, Asia, Diplomacy

In Brief

At least nine nations are believed to have nuclear weapons – the United States, Russia, England, France, China, Pakistan, India, North Korea and Israel. Other nations may have nuclear weapons or are working towards them, most notably Iran. At the height of the Cold War in 1985, there were believed to be 65,000 nuclear weapons in the world. As a result of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and unilateral decisions by some countries, this number has been reduced to about 20,000.

Featured Experts

Steven Pifer

Steven Pifer

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

A former ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Pifer’s career as a Foreign Service officer centered on Europe, the former Soviet Union and arms control. In addition to Kyiv, he had postings in London, Moscow, Geneva and Warsaw as well as on the National Security Council. He is focusing on Ukraine and Russia issues at Brookings.
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Strobe Talbott

Strobe Talbott

President, The Brookings Institution

Strobe Talbott is president of the Brookings Institution. Talbott, whose career spans journalism, government service, and academe, is an expert on U.S. foreign policy, with specialties on Europe, Russia, South Asia, and nuclear arms control. As deputy secretary of state in the Clinton administration, Talbott was deeply involved in both the conduct of U.S. policy abroad and the management of executive branch relations with Congress. In 2009, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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Michael E. O'Hanlon

Michael E. O'Hanlon

Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

Michael O’Hanlon specializes in U.S. national security policy. He is senior author of the Iraq Index. A former defense budget analyst who advised members of Congress on military spending, he specializes in Iraq, North Korea, homeland security, the use of military force and other defense issues.
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