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2021 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference

June 22, 2021 - June 24, 2021
Live Online

In 2021, the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference went virtual, engaging over 800, officials, experts, scholars, journalists, and students from around the globe.

Using the drop-down menu below, you can watch (or rewatch!) the sessions, as well as access transcripts.

Keynotes

  • Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
  • Colin Kahl, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
  • Ine Eriksen Søreide, Foreign Minister of Norway

Panels

  • Nuclear Risk Reduction: Developing a Practical Agenda
  • Toward Equity and Antiracism in Nuclear Policymaking
  • Alliances, Proliferation, and Escalation Risks in Northeast Asia
  • New Technologies and the Future of Arms Control

We look forward to seeing you in-person in 2022!

In 2021, the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference went virtual, engaging over 800, officials, experts, scholars, journalists, and students from around the globe.

Using the drop-down menu below, you can watch (or rewatch!) the sessions, as well as access transcripts.

Keynotes

  • Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
  • Colin Kahl, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
  • Ine Eriksen Søreide, Foreign Minister of Norway

Panels

  • Nuclear Risk Reduction: Developing a Practical Agenda
  • Toward Equity and Antiracism in Nuclear Policymaking
  • Alliances, Proliferation, and Escalation Risks in Northeast Asia
  • New Technologies and the Future of Arms Control

We look forward to seeing you in-person in 2022!

Keynote Address
 

Ine Eriksen Søreide

Minister of Foreign Affairs for Norway
Moderator
 

Shashank Joshi

The Economist
Nuclear Risk Reduction: Developing a Practical Agenda

With tensions between nuclear-armed states on the rise, governments and NGOs have seized on nuclear risk reduction as a critical near-term goal. But on what risks, specifically, should governments focus their limited time and attention? What is the best way to address these risks? And is risk reduction a contribution to or a distraction from the disarmament goals enshrined in article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Moderator
 

George Perkovich

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Speakers
 

Maleeha Lodhi

Former UN Representative for Pakistan
 

Izumi Nakamitsu

UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
 

Janneke Vrijland

Deputy Head, Non-proliferation, Disarmament and Nuclear Affairs Security Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Keynote Address
 

Sergey Ryabkov

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Moderator
 

Rose Gottemoeller

Stanford University
Toward Equity and Antiracism in Nuclear Policymaking

Many national security institutions—including those in the nuclear policy field—are strengthening their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Such efforts focus on the important goal of incorporating diverse voices in spaces where they have historically been underrepresented, but what else should equity in nuclear policymaking entail? What are the barriers to achieving equity?  How could diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts contribute to achieving an antiracist foreign policy? And, how might such efforts ultimately affect policy outcomes on contemporary nuclear issues, including Iran, North Korea, nuclear weapons modernization, and disarmament? 

Moderator
 

Bunmi Akinnusotu

What in the World? Podcast
Speakers
 

Bishop Garrison

senior advisor to the U.S. secretary of defense for Human Capital and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
 

Jessica Lee

Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
 

Aditi Verma

Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center
Presentation of the 2021 Thérèse Delpech Memorial Award

The 2021 Thérèse Delpech Memorial Award was awarded to William C. Potter.

This award is offered, at each conference, to an individual who has rendered exceptional service to the nongovernmental nuclear policy community.

Award Recipient
 

William C. Potter

Director, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Keynote Address
 

Colin Kahl

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Moderator
 

Amy Woolf

Congressional Research Service
Alliances, Proliferation, and Escalation Risks in Northeast Asia

U.S. alliances are a primary mechanism for preventing further nuclear proliferation, particularly in Northeast Asia. Both Seoul and Tokyo are adopting independent precision-strike, conventional capabilities—is this a new form of hedging? Are there tradeoffs between deterrence and escalation risks with these capabilities? Do U.S. allies’ conventional strike capabilities remove a perceived need for forward deployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Northeast Asia or nuclear sharing arrangements with Japan and South Korea? What are the potential risks and benefits of forward deployment or nuclear sharing?

Moderator
 

Shaun Kim

Former senior advisor to the ambassador at U.S. Embassy Seoul
Speakers
 

Ankit Panda

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
 

Bo Ram Kwon

Korea Insitute of Defense Analyses
 

Hideshi Tokuchi

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
In-Memoriam

We honored those who contributed to the International nuclear policy community and dedicated their lives to building a more safe and secure world.

 
New Technologies and the Future of Arms Control

Nuclear-armed states are capitalizing on technological developments in modernizing their nuclear forces while simultaneously trying to mitigate emerging vulnerabilities. Hypersonic missiles and nuclear-powered propulsion systems offer new ways to defeat defenses. Meanwhile, advanced nonnuclear capabilities pose growing threats to nuclear forces and their enabling capabilities. How best should nuclear-armed states manage these developments cooperatively—whether through treaties, confidence building and transparency, or behavioral norms?

Moderator
 

Jane Vaynman

Temple University
Speakers
 

Andrey Baklitskiy

MGIMO University
 

Heather Williams

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 

Wu Riqiang

Renmin University
Nuclear Risk Reduction: Developing a Practical Agenda

With tensions between nuclear-armed states on the rise, governments and NGOs have seized on nuclear risk reduction as a critical near-term goal. But on what risks, specifically, should governments focus their limited time and attention? What is the best way to address these risks? And is risk reduction a contribution to or a distraction from the disarmament goals enshrined in article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Moderator
 

George Perkovich

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Speakers
 

Maleeha Lodhi

Former UN Representative for Pakistan
 

Izumi Nakamitsu

UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
 

Janneke Vrijland

Deputy Head, Non-proliferation, Disarmament and Nuclear Affairs Security Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
 
We were proud to host the Young Professionals Track at the 2021 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference. Because spaces were limited, we selected participants with fewer than five years of professional experience, including graduate students, though a lottery.

Activities included:
  • Career Panel
  • Breakout Roundtable Discussions
  • Mentoring Sessions
We were pleased to partner with CSIS PONI and WCAPS for the 2021 Young Professionals Track.

Career Panel

Armchair to Expert: How to Become a Regional Specialist without Leaving Your Home (Country) READ MORE >
 

Breakout Groups included:

  • Denuclearization or Risk Reduction? Priorities on the Korean Peninsula READ MORE >
  • In Denial? U.S. Acceptance of Mutual Vulnerability with China READ MORE >
  • The Responsibility to Clean Up? Managing the Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Development READ MORE >
  • The Ivory Tower and the Missile Silo READ MORE >
  • Giving Away too Much? Arsenal Survivability and On-Site Inspections READ MORE >
  • Addressing the Lack of Diversity & Inclusion in the Nuclear Field READ MORE >
  • On the Nuclear Brink: Escalation Management in the Taiwan Strait READ MORE >
 
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