Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Speaker: Ambassador Linton Brooks

Russian violation of the INF Treaty means that it will be politically impossible to replace New START when it expires and even an extension may be difficult.  As a result, by 2026 at the latest and perhaps as soon as 2021, there will be—for the first time in half a century—no formal agreement regulating nuclear relations between Russia and the United States.  This presentation will discuss the resulting consequences for strategic stability and how they might be mitigated.  It will conclude that serious examination, both internally and bilaterally, should begin soon.  

NSC Sr. Director Andrea Hall will discuss current trends and challenges across the WMD community and their ability to impact our national security policy.  She will also highlight what the new Administration is doing to combat these issues and how others from academia and NGOs can help these efforts. 

Speaker: Matt Buehler, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Middle East Initiative

Speaker: Chris Lawrence, Visiting Research Fellow with the Program on Science, Technology and Society, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

Speaker: Mariana Budjeryn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

Speaker: Amb. Laura S. H. Holgate

As the US “sous-Sherpa” or “Sherpa” for all four Nuclear Security Summits, Amb Holgate was responsible for designing the format, content, and process for the Summits, and for leading and/or representing the US in negotiations over the Summits’ outcomes.  She will share insights into the unique multilateral forum represented by the Summits, and the various approaches and tools that were utilized in seeking tangible, meaningful nuclear security commitments and behavior from Summit participants.

Yukiya Amano is Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA, an intergovernmental organization based in Vienna, works with its Member States and partners to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies and prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Co-sponsored by the Project on Managing the Atom and the Future of Diplomacy Project

Speaker: Alexander K Bollfrass, Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

Speaker: Ronald Lehman, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Speaker: Mansoor Ahmed, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom