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    • TV/Radio Broadcast

    U.S., India Advance Nuclear Trade Deal

    Behind the scenes at the G-8 summit, U.S. and Indian officials appear to be moving forward on an agreement that would lift the U.S. ban on nuclear trade with India and allow it to assist India’s civilian nuclear program. Ashley Tellis discusses the details of the deal on NPR’s Morning Edition and notes that it is unlikely to make India a closer U.S. ally.

    • TV/Radio Broadcast

    Iran's Missile Tests

    Iran’s tests of long-range missiles this week deepens already strained tensions with the U.S. and Israel. Karim Sadjapour explains to the BBC’s Newshour that Iran is signaling it will not modify its behavior under pressure from the international community.

    • Proliferation Analysis

    A Rebuttal to Senator Kyl

    The Financial Times recently published an op-ed by Senator John Kerry calling for the "next president [to] breathe life into an emerging bipartisan vision of a nuclear-weapons-free world." A week later the Financial Times published a countering letter by Senator Jon Kyl. The following Proliferation Analysis reproduces Senator Kyl's letter with a point-by-point rebuttal.

    • Report

    U.S.-Russia Strategic Partnership against Nuclear Proliferation

    The United States and Russia should agree on concrete actions to strengthen the nonproliferation regime as a follow-up to the April 2008 Strategic Framework Declaration.

    • North Korea Hands Over Nuclear Details

      In briefings following North Korea's announcement to hand over details of its nuclear program, Carnegie experts noted that while it is the first of several hurdles to be overcome before North Korea may fully reintegrate into the international community, it represents the greatest understanding of the North's plutonium program in fourteen years.

      • Op-Ed

      Atoms for Peace

      The small steps achieved in the last year and a half through negotiations with North Korea in dismantling its nuclear program prove that, at least in the North Korean case, diplomacy and the path toward normalization should be given a chance.

      • TV/Radio Broadcast

      Experts Discuss Nuclear Proliferation

      Carnegie's George Perkovich discusses the discovery of electronic blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon on computers belonging to a Swiss family under investigation for involvement in the A.Q. Khan network and the latest status of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.

      • TV/Radio Broadcast

      Europe and the U.S. to Sweeten Offer to Iran

      • TV/Radio Broadcast

      New EU-U.S. Sanctions on Iran

      Carnegie's Karim Sadjadpour appears on BBC World to discuss the new EU-U.S. sanctions on Iran.

      • TV/Radio Broadcast

      Critical Issues for U.S. Foreign Policy

      Jessica T. Mathews addresses U.S.-Russian relations, nonproliferation, Iran, and global philanthropy in an interview for the Great Decisions Television Series, an eight show series that examines all sides of the most critical foreign policy issues.

    Carnegie Experts on
    Nuclear Weapons

    • expert thumbnail - Acton
      James M. Acton
      Jessica T. Mathews Chair
      Co-director
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Acton holds the Jessica T. Mathews Chair and is co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
    • expert thumbnail - Adebahr
      Cornelius Adebahr
      Nonresident Fellow
      Carnegie Europe
      Adebahr is a nonresident fellow at Carnegie Europe. His research focuses on foreign and security policy, in particular regarding Iran and the Persian Gulf, on European and transatlantic affairs, and on citizens’ engagement.
    • expert thumbnail - Al-Saif
      Bader Al-Saif
      Nonresident Fellow
      Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
      Bader Mousa Al-Saif is a nonresident fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where his research focuses on the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula.
    • expert thumbnail - Arbatov
      Alexey Arbatov
      Alexey Arbatov is the head of the Center for International Security at the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations.
    • expert thumbnail - Blanc
      Jarrett Blanc
      Senior Fellow
      Geoeconomics and Strategy Program
      Jarrett Blanc is a senior fellow in the Geoeconomics and Strategy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
    • expert thumbnail - Dalton
      Toby Dalton
      Co-director and Senior Fellow
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Dalton is the co-director and a senior fellow of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment. An expert on nonproliferation and nuclear energy, his work addresses regional security challenges and the evolution of the global nuclear order.
    • expert thumbnail - Dvorkin
      Vladimir Dvorkin
      Major General Dvorkin (retired) is a chief researcher at the Center for International Security at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations.
    • expert thumbnail - Gabuev
      Alexander Gabuev
      Senior Fellow and Chair
      Russia in the Asia-Pacific Program
      Carnegie Moscow Center
      Gabuev is a senior fellow and the chair of the Russia in the Asia-Pacific Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center.
    • expert thumbnail - Gottemoeller
      Rose Gottemoeller
      Nonresident Senior Fellow
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Rose Gottemoeller is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program. She also serves as the Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.
    • expert thumbnail - Hibbs
      Mark Hibbs
      Nonresident Senior Fellow
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Hibbs is a Germany-based nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program. His areas of expertise are nuclear verification and safeguards, multilateral nuclear trade policy, international nuclear cooperation, and nonproliferation arrangements.
    • expert thumbnail - Kassenova
      Togzhan Kassenova
      Nonresident Fellow
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Kassenova is a nonresident fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment.
    • expert thumbnail - Kozhanov
      Nikolay Kozhanov
      Former nonresident scholar
      Foreign and Security Policy Program
      Moscow Center
      Kozhanov is a former nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Center and a contributing expert to the Moscow-based Institute of the Middle East.
    • expert thumbnail - Kühn
      Ulrich Kühn
      Nonresident Scholar
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Ulrich Kühn is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the head of the arms control and emerging technologies program at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg.
    • expert thumbnail - Lee
      Chung Min Lee
      Senior Fellow
      Asia Program
      Chung Min Lee is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Asia Program. He is an expert on Korean and Northeast Asian security, defense, intelligence, and crisis management.
    • expert thumbnail - Lehne
      Stefan Lehne
      Visiting Scholar
      Carnegie Europe
      Lehne is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on the post–Lisbon Treaty development of the European Union’s foreign policy, with a specific focus on relations between the EU and member states.
    • expert thumbnail - Levite
      Ariel (Eli) Levite
      Nonresident Senior Fellow
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Cyber Policy Initiative
      Levite was the principal deputy director general for policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission from 2002 to 2007.
    • expert thumbnail - MacDonald
      Thomas MacDonald
      Fellow
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Thomas MacDonald is a fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
    • expert thumbnail - Mathews
      Jessica Tuchman Mathews
      Distinguished Fellow
      Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.
    • expert thumbnail - Narang
      Vipin Narang
      Nonresident Scholar
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Vipin Narang is a nonresident scholar in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
    • expert thumbnail - Panda
      Ankit Panda
      Stanton Senior Fellow
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Ankit Panda is the Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
    • expert thumbnail - Perkovich
      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.
    • expert thumbnail - Ryu
      Rexon Y. Ryu
      Nonresident Senior Fellow
      Ryu is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he leads an initiative focused on the intersection of diplomacy, technology, and innovation.
    • expert thumbnail - Sadjadpour
      Karim Sadjadpour
      Senior Fellow
      Middle East Program
      Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.
    • expert thumbnail - Schoff
      James L. Schoff
      Senior Fellow
      Asia Program
      Schoff is a senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program. His research focuses on U.S.-Japan relations and regional engagement, Japanese technology innovation, and regional trade and security dynamics.
    • expert thumbnail - Tellis
      Ashley J. Tellis
      Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs
      Ashley J. Tellis holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in international security and U.S. foreign and defense policy with a special focus on Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
    • expert thumbnail - Trenin
      Dmitri Trenin
      Director
      Carnegie Moscow Center
      Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, has been with the center since its inception. He also chairs the research council and the Foreign and Security Policy Program.
    • expert thumbnail - Ülgen
      Sinan Ülgen
      Visiting Scholar
      Carnegie Europe
      Ülgen is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, nuclear policy, cyberpolicy, and transatlantic relations.
    • expert thumbnail - Volpe
      Tristan Volpe
      Nonresident Fellow
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Tristan Volpe is a nonresident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and assistant professor of defense analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School.
    • expert thumbnail - Wehrey
      Frederic Wehrey
      Senior Fellow
      Middle East Program
      Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research deals with armed conflict, security sectors, and identity politics, with a focus on Libya, North Africa, and the Gulf.
    • expert thumbnail - Yoshida
      Fumihiko Yoshida
      Nonresident Scholar
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Fumihiko Yoshida is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
    • expert thumbnail - Zhao
      Tong Zhao
      Senior Fellow
      Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
      Tong Zhao is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program based at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy.

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