The State of US Foreign Policy in the Vance-Walz VP Debate
…and its proxies” before pivoting to Donald Trump’s alleged leadership deficits and reminding viewers that Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal that had been containing Iran’s nuclear program. In…
A Showdown on Iran’s Nuclear Program
…weakened president set to leave office next year, that Iran would refrain from building nuclear weapons carry little if any credibility. Barring a dramatic shift on Iran’s part, the stage…
The Nuclear Security Policy Menu Series
…The International Nuclear Security Forum (INSF) and Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Nuclear Security Policy Menu series aims to get ahead of the next nuclear or radiological security incident. The series solicits…
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Experienced and ‘Revolutionary’ Incoming Foreign Minister
Editor’s Note: Sina Azodi is an expert on the history of Iran’s nuclear program and its nuclear diplomacy with the West. He is a frequent contributor to Stimson on that…
Harnessing AI to Move from Threat to Threat Reduction
…deploy chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. Yet the AI sector has also become a new, unexpected but essential partner in mitigating these WMD risks, entering a space that…
The Nonproliferation Cheminformatics Compliance Tool (NCCT) Proof-of-Concept
Chemical Weapons and the Non-Proliferation Regime Chemical weapons (CW) remain an enduring challenge to international peace and security. International frameworks, such as the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the Australia Group,…
Verification of a Chemical Weapons Convention: A Guide to the Perplexed
…biological weapons, chemical weapons have periodically been used on the battlefield, at times with considerable tactical success. If the convention enters into force, and if the United States becomes a…
Future Urban Conflict, Technology, and the Protection of Civilians
…of specific weapons, means, and methods of warfare, ROE might prohibit the use of explosive weapons with warheads larger than a specified size in DPAs, except where essential to protect…