Tag Archives: nuclear policy

Biden-Yoon Strengthen Cooperation on Nuclear Weapons, Not Energy

In the forest of U.S.-South Korea relations it seems that there is still only one Redwood, North Korea.  Amid the expanding grove of Biden-Yoon summit commitments last week, the towering deliverable was the Washington Declaration, designed to strengthen U.S. deterrence commitments to South Korea and further involve Seoul in American nuclear weapons planning. This initiative…
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Support for Russia in the Global South Raises Nuclear Export Challenges

The following infographics highlight several significant challenges that Western nuclear exporters will face when seeking to supply smaller nuclear power technologies to developing economy nations. Russia and China already have established strong energy and economic relationships with most of these countries. The U.S. has a small nuclear cooperation footprint among these nations. And they are wary of…
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Nuclear Nexus Challenges for the Coming Year

The nexus between nuclear energy, climate change, and global security had a breakthrough year in 2022. But to be durable, the Nexus Agenda will require less celebration and more hard work in 2023. There are three broad areas that will require intensive attention in the coming year – international exports, next-generation market preparation, and technology…
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The Global Nexus Has Gone Mainstream

Seven years ago, the Partnership for Global Security and the Nuclear Energy Institute launched the Global Nexus Initiative as a first-of-its kind experiment in whether non-traditional partners could effectively collaborate at the intersection of nuclear energy, climate change, and global security. It gathered numerous international experts from diverse disciplines to work through these issues. Last…
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