The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) recommitted the United States and Russia in a bilateral agreement on nuclear arms reduction and established limits on deployed strategic nuclear warheads. The treaty, which entered into force in 2011 and was extended after ten years, is now set to expire on February 4, 2026.
On the eve of the expiration of New START, American and Russian experts will convene for a unique discussion on what comes next for strategic arms control. The conversation will assess risks, opportunities, and potential pathways for renewed Washington-Moscow dialogue on arms control and nonproliferation.
Join us on Tuesday, February 3 for the global online event, co-hosted by the Oppenheimer Project and the Stimson Center.
Introductory Remarks
Charles Oppenheimer, Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Oppenheimer Project, CEO of Oppenheimer Energy, and grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Introductory Remarks)
Rachel Stohl, Senior Vice President of Research Programs, and Senior Fellow and Director of the Conventional Defense Program at the Stimson Center (Introductory Remarks)
Panelists
Rita Guenther, Senior Program Officer at The National Academies
Scott Sagan, Co-Director and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, the Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science at Stanford University.
Anton Khlopkov, Director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS)
Feodor Voitolovsky, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences
Matthew Bunn, James R. Schlesinger Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School
Dmitry Stefanovich, Research Fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences
Moderator
Peter Slezkine, Senior Fellow and Director of the Russia Program at the Stimson Center (Moderator)
More speakers to be announced.