George Perkovich

Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair
Vice President for Studies
Perkovich works primarily on nuclear strategy and nonproliferation issues; cyberconflict; and new approaches to international public-private management of strategic technologies.
Education

PhD, University of Virginia
MA, Harvard University
BA, University of California at Santa Cruz 

Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Russian
Contact Information

Latest Analysis

    • Commentary

    The Role of the Public

    • May 05, 2010
    • Abolition Debate Series

    It is difficult to predict how public opinion will affect disarmament dynamics. However, it could act as a brake on disarmament progress rather than as an accelerator.

    • Testimony

    Obama's Nuclear Agenda: Is Full Disarmament Possible?

    • April 29, 2010
    • Pacific Council Teleconference

    The Obama administration’s new Nuclear Posture Review reduces the role and number of U.S. nuclear weapons, identifies nuclear terrorism as the principal threat to the United States, and works to maintain a stable strategic relationship with China.

    • Commentary

    Enforcement and the Relative Silence on Verification

    • April 28, 2010
    • Abolition Debate Series

    Ultimately, the challenge of enforcement is more difficult and important than the process of verification for securing a world without nuclear weapons.

    • Commentary

    Outlaw Use of Nuclear Weapons?

    • April 21, 2010
    • Abolition Debate Series

    The prospect of enforcing a ban on the possession or use of nuclear weapons would require addressing similar difficulties to those faced in abolishing nuclear weapons entirely.

    • Commentary

    Beyond U.S.-Russia Arms Control: Multilateral Reductions and the "Low Numbers" Problem

    • April 14, 2010
    • Abolition Debate Series

    Governments should commission their defense research institutions to assess whether and how multilateral nuclear disarmament could be managed in nuclear-armed states to reach lower numbers.

    • Commentary

    Nuclear Weapons and National Security—A New Strategy

    The Obama administration's Nuclear Posture Review reflects modern reality and gives momentum to President Obama's long-term goal of living in a world without nuclear weapons.

    • Commentary

    After Prague, What's Next for Arms Control?

    • April 07, 2010
    • The International Herald Tribune

    President Obama's vision of a world without nuclear weapons will require step-by-step progress on disarmament by nuclear-armed states, reciprocated by step-by-step progress toward strengthening the nonproliferation regime by non-nuclear-weapon states.

    • Commentary

    Is Exploring Abolition a Distraction or a Necessity?

    • April 07, 2010
    • Abolition Debate Series

    The consideration of nuclear abolition is highly speculative, but keeping the long-term goal in mind while addressing near-term security challenges can achieve more good than harm.

    • Commentary

    Obama's Nuclear Posture: Right for These Times

    • April 07, 2010
    • CNN

    The Obama administration's Nuclear Posture Review gives much-needed momentum to the nuclear agenda President Obama set out in Prague last year.

    • Commentary

    The Nature of Nuclear Disarmament Obligations and the Relative Responsibilities of Nuclear-Armed and Non–Nuclear-Weapon States

    • March 31, 2010
    • Abolition Debate Series

    High-level officials from nuclear-weapon states and non-nuclear-weapon states should consult one another directly on disarmament initiatives and to seek agreement on corresponding nonproliferation measures.

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