Publications: Commentary

This week an important U.S.-European experts meeting was convened that sought to improve the rapport between the nuclear security and industry communities. This is a relationship evolution that is no longer optional. Both communities need to more productively engage with one another. It is no longer feasible to remain in stand-alone silos and ignore pressing global realities. The foundation…

The U.N.’s latest assessment of climate change concludes that it is “widespread, rapid and intensifying.” Having been approved by 195 governments, it’s hard to argue that the report’s key finding is open to debate. How this dire prediction will be addressed at the upcoming COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, however, remains an open question.…

The environment for U.S. nuclear exports is evolving, creating opportunities for a resurgence. But the strategy for capturing the market is not keeping pace with the prospects. What is needed is some unconventional thinking on how the U.S. can strengthen its export position. In the last week three developments have highlighted the disconnect in the…

The American West is once again on fire or covered with heavy smoke from numerous blazes. Through mid-July of this year, there have been over 34,000 fires in the U.S. compared with about 28,000 at the same juncture last year. The causes – multi-year drought, undersized winter snowpack, unusually high temperatures causing early runoff, and…