Managing the Atom

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

Speakers: Mark S. Bell,  Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; 

Julia Macdonald, Assistant Professor in International Relations, Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

How dangerous are nuclear crises, and how should scholars and policymakers think about them? What dynamics govern how they unfold? The speakers argue that correctly interpreting nuclear crises—and how one thinks about the effects of nuclear weapons during these times—hinges on crisis participants' theories about processes of escalation to the nuclear level. 

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Co-sponsored by Project on Managing the Atom

Speaker: Elmar Hellendoorn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

Speaker: Marjolijn van Deelen, Non-proliferation, Disarmament and Nuclear Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands

Speaker: Scott D. Sagan, The Caroline S. G. Munro Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University