http://csis.org/topic-related/3/publication A list of publications related to this topic en http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-impact-china-and-russia <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-impact-china-and-russia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ecurran 35018 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/key-official-us-and-iaea-statements-about-irans-nuclear-programs <p>There is a great deal of speculation about Iran&rsquo;s nuclear programs that do not list sources or reflect the views of the US intelligence community.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/key-official-us-and-iaea-statements-about-irans-nuclear-programs">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Nuclear Weapons Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34961 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/succession-and-stability-north-korea <p><img align="left" src="http://csis.org/files/images/Sheena_Greitens.jpg" alt="" />On January 8, Kim Jong Un celebrated his first birthday as the leader of North Korea. As the country moves further into a post-Kim Jong Il era, the world has begun to think about how to deal with Pyongyang's new leadership.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/succession-and-stability-north-korea">read more</a></p> Governance International Security Nuclear Weapons Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 mdumond 34788 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comprehensive-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-0 <p>This year marks the 20th anniversary of the moratorium on nuclear testing by the United States and the Soviet Union. Following a combined total of 2,000 test explosions, only a handful has been detonated since 1992.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comprehensive-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-0">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Mobile Nuclear Weapons Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 34789 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012 <p><a name="top" id="top"></a>From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Alternative Energy Cybersecurity Defense and Security Demography Development Policy Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Energy and Climate Change Food and Water Global Health Global Health Policy Global Prosperity Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance HIV/AIDS Homeland Security Human Rights International Security Markets and Trends Media Analysis Military Strategy Mobile Nuclear Weapons Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Space Technology Technology Policy Terrorism Trade and Economics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34505 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-scholars-initiative <p>The 2011 Nuclear Scholars Initiative featured an outstanding class of 20 graduate students and young professionals from across the United States, as well as one from the United Kingdom. Together, they participated in six monthly workshops that covered various aspects of U.S. nuclear weapons policy.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-scholars-initiative">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 jdunton 34069 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/nonproliferation-congress-and-nuclear-trade-plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose <p>The Fukushima nuclear accident earlier this year undoubtedly has dampened the appetite of a few countries for nuclear power, but there are still many more that still seek to build nuclear power plants. Competition for this new business, given the relatively moribund growth of the last few decades, is fierce.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/nonproliferation-congress-and-nuclear-trade-plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose">read more</a></p> Alternative Energy Defense and Security Energy and Climate Change International Security Nuclear Weapons Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 jwoo 33633 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/new-iaea-report-and-irans-evolving-nuclear-and-missile-forces <p>Iran&rsquo;s potential acquisition of nuclear weapons and the ability to arm its missiles and aircraft with such weapons represents the most serious risk that shapes US, Arab, Israeli and other international perceptions.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/new-iaea-report-and-irans-evolving-nuclear-and-missile-forces">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 33498 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/irans-nuclear-program-1 <p>On November 8, 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its latest report on Iran written for the upcoming Board of Governors meeting in late November in Vienna, Austria.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/irans-nuclear-program-1">read more</a></p> Mobile Nuclear Weapons Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 33515 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/restart-us-dprk-negotiations <p>The United States announced a return to dialogue with the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The next meeting will take place in Geneva. This follows a first round of dialogue between the Obama administration and the DPRK in late July 2011 in New York City.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/restart-us-dprk-negotiations">read more</a></p> International Security Mobile Nuclear Weapons Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 33112 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-competition-involving-eu-eu3-and-non-eu-european-st <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-competition-involving-eu-eu3-and-non-eu-european-st">read more</a></p> International Security Nuclear Weapons Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 32555 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-safety-and-security <p>UN secretary general Ban-Ki Moon will host a High-Level Ministerial on Nuclear Safety and Security on September 22, 2011, in New York. This meeting is intended to &ldquo;bridge the gap&rdquo; between the International Atomic Energy Agency&rsquo;s Nuclear Safety Ministerial and the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit in 2012 in Seoul.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-safety-and-security">read more</a></p> Alternative Energy Defense and Security Energy and Climate Change Mobile Nuclear Weapons Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 32416 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-52-comparative-connections-summaries <ul> <li>Regional Overview: Rays of Hope?</li> <li>US-Japan Relations: Kicking the Kan down the Road</li> <li>US-China Relations: Friction and Cooperation Co-exist Uneasily</li> <li>US-Korea Relations: A Return to Dialogue</li> <li>US-Southeast Asia Relations: Deep in South China Sea Diplomacy</li> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-52-comparative-connections-summaries">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32260 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2 Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32207 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-regional-overview <p>A few dim rays of light pierced what has been the darkness of the Six-Party Talks since their suspension in December 2008, raising hopes that we would see a resumption of dialogue in the next few months (even though prospects for actual Korean Peninsula denuclearization remain low).</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-regional-overview">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32208 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-us-japan <p>Kan Naoto resigned as prime minister on Aug. 26 after promising to step aside almost three months earlier amid dissension within his ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and dwindling public support after a clumsy response to the tragedies of March 11.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-us-japan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32209 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-us-china <p>In pursuit of agreements reached between Presidents Hu and Obama in January, the US and China worked to strengthen their relationship, while managing friction on a number of issues.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-us-china">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32210 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-us-korea <p>The summer months saw a potentially new cycle of US-DPRK dialogue. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s invitation to DPRK Vice-Minister Kim Kye Gwan to visit New York for two days of official talks raised the specter that the North may be ready for re-engagement.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-us-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32211 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-us-southeast-asia <p>Diplomacy related to the South China Sea disputes dominated US actions at the May ASEAN Summit, the June Shangri-La Dialogue, and the July ARF meeting.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-us-southeast-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32212 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-china-southeast-asia <p>The moderation and reassurance seen in the public posture of top-level Chinese civilian leaders in their attentive interaction with Southeast Asian countries in the first third of the year gave way to rising tensions and widely publicized disputes centered on differing claims in the South China Sea.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-china-southeast-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32213 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-china-taiwan <p>There has been some progress in implementing the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) and other existing pacts, but differences continue to prevent finalization of the long-pending investment protection agreement. Beijing has criticized opposition candidate Tsai Ing-wen&rsquo;s cross-strait policy platform saying it would lead to a breakdown in dialogue and cooperation.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-china-taiwan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32214 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-north-korea-south-korea <p>Just for once, Comparative Connections&rsquo; deadline chimed neatly with events on the Korean Peninsula. Late on the evening of Aug. 30, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, as part of a mini-reshuffle affecting four Cabinet positions, finally replaced his long-term hard-line unification minister, former academic Hyun In-taek.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-north-korea-south-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32215 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-china-korea <p>High-level exchanges between China and South Korea&rsquo;s foreign and defense ministries appeared to recover momentum as the two countries marked their 19th anniversary of diplomatic relations on Aug. 24.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-china-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32216 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-japan-china <p>Private-sector contacts kept the bilateral relationship afloat while high-level official contact began to re-engage. Defense ministers met in June in Singapore and foreign ministers met in July in Beijing. In each instance, they agreed on the importance of advancing the strategic and mutually beneficial relationship.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-japan-china">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32217 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-china-russia <p>The summer of 2011 marked two anniversaries for China and Russia. In June, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) celebrated its 10th anniversary at the annual SCO Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. Over the past 10 years, the regional security group has grown fed by its &ldquo;twin engines&rdquo; of Russia and China.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-china-russia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32218 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-australia-east-asia-us-relations <p>Australia has a close alliance with the US and deep emotional and cultural ties, but the new reality is that the two economies have decoupled. Twice in the past decade the US has gone into recession, but Australia has kept growing; that is a huge change from the 20th-century experience when Australia&rsquo;s fortunes were closely tied to the health of the US economy.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-australia-east-asia-us-relations">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32219 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-japan-korea <p>The triple tragedy in Japan overshadowed all other regional events in the first four months of 2011. The earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis in March shone a spotlight on a country that had long been seen as an economic powerhouse.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2-japan-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32253 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/beyond-new-start <p>The Next Generation Working Group (NGWG) was convened by the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) to study the next steps in U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control. It consists of 14 leading young academics, analysts, and officials with professional experience in arms control and other nuclear issues.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/beyond-new-start">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 32053 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/toward-appropriate-mix-conventional-nuclear-and-missile-defense-forces <p>The North Atlantic Treaty Organization&rsquo;s 2010 Strategic Concept declared that the &ldquo;modern security environment contains a broad and evolving set of challenges to the security of NATO&rsquo;s territory and populations.&rdquo; To meet these demands, the accompanying Lisbon Declaration called for a Defense and Deterrence Posture Review (DPPR) to explore, among other topics, what should</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/toward-appropriate-mix-conventional-nuclear-and-missile-defense-forces">read more</a></p> Nuclear Weapons Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 31961 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-6 <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-and-iranian-strategic-competition-6">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Nuclear Weapons Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 31769 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/irans-accelerating-military-competition-us-and-arab-states-part-one <p><strong>Iran&rsquo;s Accelerating Military Competition with the US and Arab States &ndash; Part One</strong></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/irans-accelerating-military-competition-us-and-arab-states-part-one">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ecurran 31666 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-39-us-nuclear-weapons-south-korea <p>Support for the US-ROK alliance has never seemed stronger in South Korea. Our two countries appear to be in lock step when it comes to dealing with the North and our two presidents seem to genuinely like and respect one another, thus permitting an unprecedented level of trust and cooperation. That&rsquo;s the good news.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 31607 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/returning-dance-floor-north-korea-why-now <p>Unknown to most, the stage is now being set for a return to denuclearization negotiations with North Korea with Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s announcement this weekend that DPRK Vice-Minister Kim Kye-gwan will be invited to New York this week to meet with U.S officials.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/returning-dance-floor-north-korea-why-now">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 mdumond 31575 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-37-chinese-okhotsk-nuclear-dimension-south-china-sea-disputes <p>Geostrategist Nicholas Spykman once described the South China Sea as the &ldquo;Asiatic Mediterranean&rdquo; to underscore its importance in Asian geopolitics; recent geostrategists like to call it the &ldquo;Chinese Caribbean.&rdquo; Just as Rome sought control over the Mediterranean and the United States over the Caribbean in pursuit of regional dominance, China seeks dominance over the South</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-37-chinese-okhotsk-nuclear-dimension-south-china-sea-disputes">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Nuclear Weapons Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 31564 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/korean-military-balance <p>This report describes the key results of an analysis conducted to assess the overall balance of forces on the Korean Peninsula.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/korean-military-balance">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 31530 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-notes <p><em>Nuclear Notes</em> is a semi-annual publication of the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) featuring<br /> innovative thinking by rising experts. Its goal is to advance the public debate about nuclear weapons strategy and policy by introducing new policy recommendations and by challenging assumptions underlying current nuclear strategy, policy, or practice.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-notes">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 30891 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-governance-after-fukushima <p>The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan and killed tens of thousands of people resulted in partial core meltdowns at three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Although the plants shut down properly, off-site electricity was interrupted and back-up generators failed.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-governance-after-fukushima">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30824 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-power-after-fukushima <p>Japan&rsquo;s tragic March 11 earthquake and tsunami have triggered the most serious nuclear emergency in 25 years and have raised questions about the future viability of nuclear power in the energy system around the world.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-power-after-fukushima">read more</a></p> Alternative Energy Defense and Security Energy and Climate Change Markets and Trends Nuclear Weapons Regional Analysis Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30825 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/assessing-implementation-2010-nuclear-posture-review <p>In April of 2009, President Barack Obama helped revive international attention and debate on the feasibility and desirability of a world without nuclear weapons by delivering his now-famous <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-By-President-Barack-Obama-In-Prague-As-Delivered/">Prague Speech</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/assessing-implementation-2010-nuclear-posture-review">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 31973 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/us-spent-nuclear-fuel <p>The central planning approach to U.S. spent nuclear fuel management has been a glaring and unsuccessful exception to the trend toward a market-driven energy sector. This report envisions a market-driven approach, which would include eight components:</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-spent-nuclear-fuel">read more</a></p> Alternative Energy Defense and Security Energy and Climate Change Nuclear Weapons Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 30537 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/us-japan-rok-nuclear-dialogue-track-2-statement <p>In the summer of 2010, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (CPDNP), and the Asan Institute for Policy Studies joined to form a Track 2 nuclear dialogue between the United States (US), Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK).</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-japan-rok-nuclear-dialogue-track-2-statement">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30386 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/collection-papers-2010-conference-series <p>The PONI <a href="http://csis.org/program/poni-conference-series">conference series</a> provides a forum for graduate students and young professionals from around the country to present new ideas on how to address key challenges in nuclear strategy and policy.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/collection-papers-2010-conference-series">read more</a></p> International Security Nuclear Weapons Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jfriedman 32894 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/japanese-nuclear-crisis-continues-update <p><strong>Q1: Do we know the full impact of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants?</strong></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/japanese-nuclear-crisis-continues-update">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Governance Nuclear Weapons Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30004 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/ppp-policy-perspectives <p>The enormous earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, triggered a crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power reactors that is still unfolding, watched cautiously by millions across the globe.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/ppp-policy-perspectives">read more</a></p> Energy and Climate Change Nuclear Weapons Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 29740 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/japanese-nuclear-crisis <p><strong>Q1: How bad is the damage to Japan&rsquo;s nuclear power plants from the earthquake?</strong></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/japanese-nuclear-crisis">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Global Health Nuclear Weapons Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 29528 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/march-11-earthquake-where-things-stand <p><strong>Q1: Where do things stand in Japan?</strong></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/march-11-earthquake-where-things-stand">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Nuclear Weapons Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 29559 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/us-strategic-competition-iran-energy-economics-sanctions-and-nuclear-issue <p>American and Iranian tensions over Iran&rsquo;s nuclear programs are part of a broad pattern of competition between the two countries. However, Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program is only one of many interrelated areas in which Washington and Tehran struggle for influence.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-strategic-competition-iran-energy-economics-sanctions-and-nuclear-issue">read more</a></p> Energy and Climate Change International Security Nuclear Weapons Trade and Economics Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 29512 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/testimony-us-house-representatives-committee-foreign-affairs <p>Having worked on this issue in the White House and having studied it for decades, I can tell you North Korea policy truly is the land of lousy options.&nbsp; The choices are never between good and bad.&nbsp; They are always between bad and worse.&nbsp; Restarting food aid may sound like the same old story &ndash; rewarding bad behavior that will only elicit more bad behavior.&nbsp; The alternat</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/testimony-us-house-representatives-committee-foreign-affairs">read more</a></p> International Security Nuclear Weapons Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 mdumond 30006 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/containing-atom-paul-nitze-and-tradition-non-use-nuclear-weapons <p>On a rainy day in June 1982, two men sat on a log in the forest outside of Geneva, Switzerland. The topic of conversation was nothing less than the terms of a dramatic nuclear arms reduction pact between the United States and the Soviet Union. For weeks delegates from both nations had been butting heads at the negotiating table with little progress to show for it.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/containing-atom-paul-nitze-and-tradition-non-use-nuclear-weapons">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 mentman 28551 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/hu-jintaos-state-visit-china-and-korean-peninsula <p>On January 19, President Hu Jintao of China will arrive in Washington for his third visit since President Barack Obama&rsquo;s inauguration. On the agenda will be discussion of a wide range of issues, including global trade imbalances, currency valuation, Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program, global climate change, and most critically, North Korea.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/hu-jintaos-state-visit-china-and-korean-peninsula">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Nuclear Weapons Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 28511 at http://csis.org