The Nuclear Policy Program aims to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Our experts diagnose acute risks stemming from technical and geopolitical developments, generate pragmatic solutions, and use our global network to advance risk-reduction policies. Our work covers deterrence, disarmament, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear energy.
James M. Acton
Jessica T. Mathews Chair, Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program
Fiona Cunningham
Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program
Toby Dalton
Senior Fellow and Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program
Rose Gottemoeller
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Nicole Grajewski
Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Mark Hibbs
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Togzhan Kassenova
Nonresident Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Ulrich Kühn
Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program
Jamie Kwong
Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Ariel (Eli) Levite
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Technology and International Affairs Program
Ankit Panda
Stanton Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
George Perkovich
Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, Vice President for Studies
Todd S. Sechser
Nonresident Scholar Nuclear Policy Program
Anne Stickells
Pre-Doctoral Stanton Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Lauren Sukin
Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program
Sinan Ülgen
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Tristan Volpe
Nonresident Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Fumihiko Yoshida
Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program
Tong Zhao
Senior Fellow, Carnegie China
Proliferation News is a biweekly newsletter highlighting the latest analysis and trends in the nuclear policy community.
For over 30 years, experts, officials, executives, journalists, and students from across the globe have come together to debate—and explore solutions for—the most pressing challenges in nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, disarmament, deterrence, energy, and security at the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference.
A new arms race is afoot. China, Russia, and the United States are aggressively pursuing the development and deployment of advanced hypersonic weapons, while other states are starting or scaling up their own programs. But what are these weapons? Who’s working on what? And what are the implications for global security? A strategy for managing the race toward these weapons—which combine speed with maneuverability and long ranges—has never been more crucial.
A guide to canonical sources on the history and aims of arms control, with a focus on verification and monitoring as well as contemporary challenges.
There is a persistent question over how to communicate U.S.-ROK alliance deterrence posture, particularly in the event of a nuclear attack by North Korea.
Growing nuclear risks demand the recruitment of voices from diverse backgrounds to bring new ideas, skills, and perspectives. This one-day, interactive event for interns, students, and young professionals aims to provide opportunities for networking, mentorship, and substantive nuclear policy discussions.
Moscow and Washington trapped themselves in a cycle of fear over Iran.
A Middle Eastern region already on edge over the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza faced another escalation of violence on April 1 when Israel struck the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus, killing 16 people, including eight officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
On this episode, Ankit Panda and Nicole Grajewski focus on whether and how Iran might benefit from non-weaponized nuclear deterrence.
To navigate the twin problems of dealing with Iran and preventing the nuclear threshold from becoming a desirable status for others, policymakers ultimately will need to reconfigure nuclear energy and nonproliferation policy.
Since 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign policy has been guided by the slogan “neither East nor West.” But lately, Iran has prioritized relations with the East, particularly China and Russia, more than with the West. What is driving these growing ties? Does it represent a new alliance of authoritarian regimes?
Russia’s nuclear threats to reach conventional goals in Ukraine mark a new era of brinkmanship.
Last year Bellingcat revealed that Russian ships were making calls to the Port of Sevastopol in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, transporting grain from other occupied parts of the country.
