Joseph Rodgers

Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues
Joseph Rodgers

Joseph Rodgers is deputy director and fellow with the Project on Nuclear Issues in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). His research focuses on the nuclear non-proliferation regime, U.S. nuclear modernization, and open-source intelligence. Joseph has led research projects on nuclear arms control, deterrence, and disarmament. He is a PhD student in the biodefense program at George Mason University. Previously, Joseph worked as a graduate research assistant at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and interned with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. Joseph holds an MA in nonproliferation and terrorism from the Middlebury Institute for International Studies and a BA in politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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PONI 2024 Fall Conference

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) will host its 2024 Fall Conference on the two peer challenge at Stanford University on September 27th. 

Event — September 27, 2024

PONI 2024 Capstone Conference

PONI will host its 2024 Capstone Conference on May 1-2 at Offutt Air Force Base, Headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command.

Event — May 1, 2024

PONI 2024 Virtual Winter Conference

PONI will host its 2024 Virtual Winter Conference on February 26. The theme is "Nuclear Lessons Learned From the Ukraine Conflict."

Event — February 26, 2024

Information Pollution and What It Means for Arms Control

Over the past decade, Russia has stepped up its disinformation campaigns to erode trust in arms control. Russian disinformation campaigns have served as a low-cost tactic for Moscow to spread confusion and distrust in the United States and other Western democracies. 

Report by Joseph Rodgers — January 25, 2024

2023 PONI Summer Conference

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) will host its 2023 Summer Conference at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on July 26 and 27. PONI is now soliciting applications for the conference.

Event — July 26, 2023

Reactions from the Next Generation

As a follow-on to "The Fragile Balance of Terror," the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues invited eight early- and mid-career experts to offer reflections on the volume. These rising voices outline a landscape of uncertainty that they will confront throughout their careers.

Report by Heather Williams, Jamie Kwong, Nicholas Adamopoulos, Suzanne Claeys, Joseph Rodgers, Doreen Horschig, Lachlan MacKenzie, Melissa Chan, and Jessica Link — June 28, 2023

Irreversibility in Nuclear Disarmament

While "irreversibility" has been a component of nuclear disarmament efforts for decades, it remains understudied. This CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues report brings together several authors to explore potential approaches and challenges to irreversible nuclear disarmament.

Report by Heather Williams, Jessica Link, and Joseph Rodgers — February 28, 2023

Reading the Nuclear Tea Leaves: Policy and Posture in the Biden Administration

The nuclear policy community is in the grips of pervasive anxiety that U.S. nuclear policy is either about to dramatically change or fail to change as dramatically as it should. While neither side appears poised for victory, neither appears to face imminent defeat.

Report by Joseph Rodgers and Rebecca Hersman — June 14, 2021

Nuclear Modernization under Competing Pressures

The Biden administration will face early decision points regarding the modernization of critical elements of the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise in an environment buffeted by competing forces and pressures.

Critical Questions by Joseph Rodgers and Rebecca Hersman — February 12, 2021