Publications

STRENGTHENING NUCLEAR GOVERNANCE

The current nuclear governance framework is facing a novel set of new challenges but has not adequately evolved or been updated.   In the 21st Century, governance improvements must be proactive, aggressive, and deliberate.   A process of realistic continuous improvement in the governance system is needed to keep pace with these evolutions. We are…
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NUCLEAR SECURITY 3.0

Nuclear security has outgrown the traditional definition of guards, guns, and gates. Those physical protection issues are still important, but there are a number of new security challenges in this century.   The international nuclear security system is not well structured.   In contrast with safeguards and security which rely on international agreements, the international…
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NUCLEAR GEOPOLITICS: FACING NEW REALITIES

Among the new realities in the 21st Century, we face challenges that are created by aggressive, state-backed international competitors, Russia and China. Traditional nuclear suppliers, including the U.S. and its allies, have primarily written the current safety, security and non-proliferation rules. But, they are in the process of losing ground on nuclear commerce to new…
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