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DECEMBER 2007

December 23, 2007
Fluctuating Intelligence Estimates on Iran
an audio recording by speaker Dr. Ibrahim Al-Marashi.
Future of the NPT
an audio recording by speaker Ambassador Richard Butler.
A Nuclear Weapons Free-World: Why Both the Vision and the Practical Steps Toward It Are Essential
an audio recording by speaker Ambassador James Goodby.
December 6, 2007
Iran's Nuclear Program Remains Threat Despite Freeze
a CNS Feature Story by Leonard S. Spector.
Questions Persist on Reported Russian Lease of Nuclear Sub to India
an article by Anya Loukianova for WMD Insights.
Russian Military is Working to Enhance Precision Targeting and Early Warning Capabilities
an article by Nikolai Sokov for WMD Insights.
Proliferation Security Initiative Exercise Hosted by Japan Shows Growing Interest in Asia But No Sea Change in Key Outsider States
an article by Stephanie Lieggi for WMD Insights.
South Africa, Germany Announce Significant Developments in Prosecution of Suspected Khan Network Participants
an article by Adam P. Williams for WMD Insights.
December 5, 2007
Beijing Keeps a Wary Eye on the Korean Peace Process
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for China Brief.

NOVEMBER 2007

November 29, 2007
Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
Held on November 29th, 2007 in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the author of an article from the recent November issue. [Includes audio recording of the event.]
Central Asia: Regional Security and WMD Proliferation Threats
an article by Togzhan Kassenova for Disarmament Forum.
November 14, 2007
Apocalypse When?
William C. Potter and other experts are featured in an article from The National Interest.
November 9, 2007
Pakistan: What are the alternatives?
an op-ed by Sharad Joshi for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Siachen: A Ridge Too Far
an op-ed by Sharad Joshi for Foreign Policy In Focus.

OCTOBER 2007

October 31, 2007
Special Event Marks the Appointment of Dr. William Potter to World's First Nonproliferation Endowed Chair
On October 23, 2007, MIIS celebrated the endowment of the world's first professorship in nonproliferation studies, named in honor of Senator Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar.
October 24, 2007
Nuclear Terrorism's Fatal Assumptions
an op-ed by Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
October 8, 2007
Ahmadinejad Critics Take Leadership Position; Iran Enters Deal With International Atomic Energy Agency
an article by Khalid Hilal and Leah Kuchinsky for WMD Insights.
Russian Strategic Aviation Begins Regular Long-Range Flights: Putin Announces "Enhanced Air Patrols"
an article by Nikolai Sokov for WMD Insights.
Uranium Smuggling Case In China Raises Concern
an article by Stephanie Lieggi for WMD Insights.
India and Pakistan Missile Race Surges On
an article by Sharad Joshi for WMD Insights.

SEPTEMBER 2007

September 28, 2007
Will Japan Support India's Nukes?
an op-ed by Masako Toki for Foreign Policy in Focus.
Posted: September 19, 2007
Doreen and Jim McElvany 2008 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest
The Nonproliferation Review has provided updated rules and information about this $10,000 prize contest, which is open to students, professors, journalists, policy analysts, activists, and others worldwide.
Beijing on Biohazards: Chinese Experts on Bioweapons Nonproliferation Issues
These essays are seeds for a dialogue between Chinese and Western policymakers about the nature of the biological weapons threat and the tools to reduce the threat of proliferation.
Beijing on Biohazards: Feature Story
A CNS Feature Story on the release of a collection of essays by chinese experts on bioweapons nonproliferation issues, edited by Amy E. Smithson.
September 6, 2007
Sino-Japan military ties face challenges
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times.

AUGUST 2007

August 31, 2007
The Perils of Non-Proliferation Amnesia
an op-ed by William C. Potter and Jayantha Dhanapala for The Hindu.
August 10, 2007
Nuclear Proliferation and South Asia: Recent Trends
an issue brief by Sharad Joshi for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
August 9, 2007
Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
Held on July 24th, 2007 in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the authors of two articles from the recent July issue. [Now includes an audio recording of the event.]
At 80 Years Young, PLA Still Going Strong
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times.
August 3, 2007
Freeing the World of Chemical Weapons: The Chemical Weapons Convention at the Ten Year Mark
a report co-authored by Jonathan B. Tucker for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
The Mitutoyo Case: Will Japan Learn from its Mistakes or Repeat Them?
an issue brief by Stephanie Lieggi and Masako Toki for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Industrial Chemicals as Weapons: Chlorine
an issue brief by Benjamin H. Brodsky for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
August 1, 2007
Testimony of Dr. Lawrence Scheinman
before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on S. 1138: a bill to enhance nuclear safeguards and provide nuclear fuel supply assurances, July 31, 2007. [PDF format]

JULY 2007

July 31, 2007
Remembering Nonproliferation Principles
this essay by William Potter is part of the Century Foundation's latest publication, Breaking the Nuclear Impasse. [PDF format]
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.
July 16, 2007
Testimony by Jing-dong Yuan
on China's nonproliferation policies before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission, July 12, 2007.
July 6, 2007
An Unrealized Nexus? WMD-related Trafficking, Terrorism, and Organized Crime in the Former Soviet Union
an article by Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley for The Arms Control Today.
More Than Words: The Value of U.S. Non-Nuclear-Use Promises
an article by George Bunn and Jean du Preez for The Arms Control Today.
July 2, 2007
CNS Renamed in Honor of Dr. James Martin
a generous contribution by Dr. James Martin will support the work of the Center, which will now be known as "The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies."

JUNE 2007

June 26, 2007
Japan Balances Trade and Nuke Proliferation
an article by Masako Toki and Stephanie Lieggi for The Asia Times.
June 25, 2007
No Place for Nuclear Secrets
an op-ed by Cristina Chuen for The Moscow Times.
Proliferation Awareness Workshop in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
The second in a seminar series providing Central Asian border guards and customs officials with updated WMD proliferation information.
June 22, 2007
Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest
MIIS, CNS and The Nonproliferation Review announce this $10,000 prize contest open to students, professors, journalists, policy analysts, activists, and others worldwide.
June 18, 2007
CNS Student Awarded "Most Outstanding Paper" at the 2007 WIIS Summer Symposium
Jessica Varnum, CNS Graduate Research Assistant and Certificate Student, received the award. [Includes abstract]
June 15, 2007
A Currency to Fight For
an article by Zhou Jiangong and Jing-dong Yuan for Asia Times Online.
June 12, 2007
The Dragon and the Elephant: Chinese-Indian Relations in the 21st Century
an article by Jing-dong Yuan in the Summer 2007 issue of the Washington Quarterly. [PDF format]
June 5, 2007
Missile Nonproliferation Challenges: Assessment and Prospects for Multilateral Solutions
a presentation by Dennis M. Gormley for a seminar sponsored by the European Union's Institute for Security Studies.
Charting a Course for Improved U.S. Space Security
Testimony of James Clay Moltz before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, May 23, 2007. [PDF format]
Two Perspectives on the North Korea Nuclear Problem
Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker and Dr. Xiyu Yang presented a seminar at CNS on Friday, June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007
Russia Tests Two New Missiles on the Same Day
a recent CNS Research Story.

MAY 2007

May 22, 2007
Russian Nuclear Industry Reforms: Consolidation and Expansion
a recent CNS Research Story.
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 May 3-4, 2007 in Monterey.
May 17, 2007
Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
held on May 17, 2007 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 10, 2007
Asian Approaches to Space Security
a recent CNS Research Story.
Role of Regional Organizations in Implementing Resolution 1540
a recent CNS Research Story.
Financial Controls Emerge As Powerful Nonproliferation Tool; North Korea and Iran Targeted
a special report by Patrick Murphy, Leonard S. Spector, and Leah R. Kuchinsky for WMD Insights.
India Successfully Tests Agni-III: A Stepping Stone To An ICBM?
an article by Sharad Joshi and Peter Crail for WMD Insights.
South Korea, Russia Seek to Accelerate Development of South Korean Space Launch Vehicle
an article by Daniel A. Pinkston for WMD Insights.

APRIL 2007

CNS NPT Workshop: Getting the Process Right for the 2007 PrepCom
this report contains a summary of the 2007 CNS NPT workshop held in preparations for Preparatory Committee meeting. It also includes selected papers presented and circulated by the panelists at the workshop.
CNS Welcomes Dr. Amy E. Smithson
who joins the Center's Washington, D.C., office.
From the Horse's Mouth: Unraveling Al-Qa`ida's Target Selection Calculus
a recent CNS Research Story.
Back to the Future: U.S. adopting familiar approach to continuing North Korean defiance
an op-ed by Daniel A. Pinkston for The Ripon Forum. [PDF format]
In Memoriam
the Monterey Institute Center for Nonproliferation Studies regrets the passing of David Fischer and Paul Leventhal.
Uranium Smuggling Allegations Raise Questions Concerning Nuclear Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo
an article by Peter Crail and Johan Bergenas for WMD Insights.
Pakistan's Missile Tests Highlight Growing South Asia Nuclear Arms Race, Despite New Confidence Building Measures
an article by Sharad Joshi for WMD Insights.
Six-Parties Adopt Steps for North Korean Denuclearization But Uranium Enrichment Controversy Looms as Major Obstacle
an article by Daniel A. Pinkston and Leonard S. Spector for WMD Insights.
Japan Debates Preparing for Future Preemptive Strikes against North Korea
an article by Daniel A. Pinkston and Kazutaka Sakurai for a special edition of The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis.
Dirty bomb materials still available
video including an interview with Sandy Spector regarding the recent GAO report on the dirty bomb threat on NBC News.
Iran's Announcement of a Space Rocket Test: Fact or Fiction?
An article by Khalid Hilal and Jack Boureston for WMD Insights.
Critique of the Criticism Against the Beijing Accord
an op-ed by Dave H. Kim for The Chosun Ilbo, March 19, 2007.

MARCH 2007

Nuclear Proliferation: 2016
a panel of Nonproliferation Review authors gave presentations in an event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C.
MIIS Master's Program Among Nation's Top 20
The Monterey Institute of International Studies has been ranked by Foreign Policy magazine, a major scholastic journal, as among the top 20 schools in the nation providing masters' programs in international relations studies.
President Putin's Munich Speech
an interview with CNS Director William C. Potter by International Affairs Forum.
China-US: Little to show from dialogue
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times Online.

FEBRUARY 2007

An Alleged "Nuclear Device" in Western Kazakhstan Is a Non-nuclear Installation
a recent CNS Research Story.
CNS Forum: Experts Discuss China's ASAT Test
CNS held a panel discussion on February 2, 2007, that included three presentations by CNS researchers.
Iran's Nuclear Program
Sammy Salama gave an interview concerning Iran's nuclear program with al-Jazeera, February 5.
Modern Marvels: Weapons of Mass Destruction
CNS staff were interviewed for this History Channel program.
Examining China's Debate on Military Space Programs: Was the ASAT Test Really a Surprise?
an issue brief by Erik Quam for the Nuclear Threat Initiative, February 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]

JANUARY 2007

Recent Weapons Grade Uranium Smuggling Case: Nuclear Materials are Still on the Loose
a recent CNS Research Story.
Dr. William Potter discussed the dangers of nuclear smuggling
in an interview with Lisa Mullins on PRI's The World, January 25.
Space Arms Race: China's ASAT Test a Wake-up Call
a recent CNS Research Story.
China Downplays Talk of Space-Weapon Race
Jing-dong Yuan was interviewed for NPR's All Things Considered.
Identifying, Confronting, and Controlling Proliferation Threats
a recent briefing event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C. [Includes recorded audio and other media.]

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