Project on Nuclear Issues
Founded in 2003, PONI is the premier networked community of next generation professionals prepared to meet the nuclear challenges of the future
PONI programs provide creative opportunities for emerging experts from a wide range of backgrounds to learn about nuclear issues and engage thoughtfully with the nuclear community. PONI also conducts cutting-edge research and analysis on three main topic areas: deterrence and escalation, risk reduction and arms control, and disarmament.
Contact
- Chase Harward
- Program Coordinator, Project on Nuclear Issues
- 202.775.3132
- charward@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
Upcoming Events
Featured Analysis

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Project Atom 2024: Intra-War Deterrence in a Two-Peer Environment
Report by Heather Williams, Reja Younis, Lachlan MacKenzie, Christopher A. Ford, Rebecca Davis Gibbons, Ankit Panda, Melanie W. Sisson, and Gregory Weaver — November 18, 2024
Featured Event
Report Launch: The Future of Arms Control and Euro-Atlantic Strategic Stability
Deterrence 101 is a collection of three thirty-minute long videos that explore core deterrence theory. Each video describes basic deterrence concepts, roots these ideas in a historical timeline, and features interviews with leading nuclear policy experts.