CNS Research Stories

• Pelindaba Treaty Resource Page (April 11, 2008)
• Taiwan's Presidential Election and its Impact on Cross-Strait Relations and Regional Security (April 4, 2008)
• Previous Stories

Press Releases

• REPORT: CNS Hosts Spring 2008 Critical Issues Forum: U.S. & Russian High School Students Study Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy [PDF] (April 28, 2008)
  the Critical Issues Forum annual conference was held in Monterey from 17-18 April.
• Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Next Generation: U.S. & Russian High School Students Study Nuclear Renaissance: Benefits vs. Risks [PDF] (April 17, 2008)
  the Critical Issues Forum annual conference is being held in Monterey from 17-18 April.
• Study Finds U.S. Intelligence Community Confidence in Iran's Chemical Weapons Capability Has Diminished Steadily Since 2003 [PDF] (February 18, 2008)
• Top Ten Most Significant Events & Trends of 2007 [PDF] (January 8, 2008)
• Special Event Marks the Appointment of Dr. William Potter to World's First Nonproliferation Endowed Chair (October 31, 2007)
• Monterey Institute Center Renamed James Martin Center For Nonproliferation Studies (July 2, 2007)
• CNS Student Awarded "Most Outstanding Paper" at the 2007 WIIS Summer Symposium (June 18, 2007)
• CNS Welcomes Dr. Amy E. Smithson (April 20, 2007)
• In Memoriam: David Fischer and Paul Leventhal (April 13, 2007)
• MIIS Master's Program Among Nation's Top 20 (March 2, 2007)

Special Country Collections

• North Korea Nuclear Crisis (April 19, 2007)
• Iran Special Collection (July 31, 2003)

Recent CNS Events

• April 3, 2008: Measuring Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Ladders, Iran, and the National Intelligence Estimate
  CNS and the United States Institute of Peace co-sponsored a seminar with a group of leading current and former government officials, academics, journalists, and members of the U.S. intelligence community.

• March 12, 2008: Paranoid Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How the U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea
  The Nonproliferation Review held a Luncheon Briefing in Washington D.C. for a discussion with author Hugh Gusterson on his article from the recent March issue.

• November 29, 2007: Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
  Held in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the author of an article from the recent November issue.

• July 24, 2007: Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
  Held in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the authors of two articles from the recent July issue.

• June 28, 2007: Dedication of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
  A public dedication event in Monterey, CA, which featured a panel discussion with world-renowned nonproliferation policy-makers.

• April 26-27: Proliferation Awareness Workshop in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
  The workshop is the second of a series of seminars designed to provide border guards and customs officials in Central Asian states with updated information on WMD proliferation.

• June 1, 2007: Two Perspectives on the North Korea Nuclear Problem
  Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker and Dr. Xiyu Yang presented a seminar at CNS.

• May 17, 2007: Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
  Held in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the authors of two articles from the recent March issue. [Includes audio of the event and presentations.]

• May 3-4, 2007: Outer Space: Next Frontier for Proliferation or Forum for Cooperation?
  Six U.S. schools and ten schools in Russia's "closed nuclear cities" participated in the Critical Issues Forum (CIF) Spring 2007 conference in Monterey.

• March 13, 2007: Nuclear Proliferation: 2016
  A panel of Nonproliferation Review authors gave presentations in an event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C.

• February 8, 2007: Future Nuclear Strategies of the NPT Nuclear Weapon States
  A panel of experts gave presentations in an event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C. [Includes recorded audio]

• February 2, 2007: CNS Forum: Experts Discuss China's ASAT Test
  CNS held a panel discussion that included three presentations by CNS researchers.

• IAB Advisory Board Meeting
  A brief report on the recent meeting including streaming video of Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Fahmy's
  public lecture to the Monterey Institute community on Iran.

Background Reports on Current Nonproliferation Issues

• North Korea Special Collection
• Chart: Al-Qa`ida's WMD Activities
• NPT Briefing Book, April 2005 Edition
• The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism
• Strait Talk: Avoiding a Nuclear War between the United States and China over Taiwan
• Global Partnership Resources
• All CNS Print Publications Available On-line