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 inclusive, diverse, and creative opportunities for emerging experts 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.
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- 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
PONI Live Debate: AI Integration in NC3
PONI 2025 Virtual Winter Conference
Featured Analysis
Alternative Nuclear Futures: Capability and Credibility Challenges for U.S. Extended Nuclear Deterrence
Report by Heather Williams, Kelsey Hartigan, Joseph Rodgers, and Reja Younis — May 8, 2023
Featured Event
Nuclear Threats and the Role of Allies: A Conversation with Acting Assistant Secretary Vipin Narang
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.
All Project on Nuclear Issues Content
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The Israel-Hamas Conflict: Implications for Nuclear Security in the Region
Critical Questions by Doreen Horschig — November 21, 2023
Project Atom Report Launch
Event — November 7, 2023
How to Get Away with a Nuclear Test
Critical Questions by Heather Williams — October 5, 2023
Conventional-Nuclear Integration to Strengthen Deterrence
Commentary by Doreen Horschig and Nicholas Adamopoulos — October 4, 2023
Project Atom 2023
Report by Heather Williams, Kelsey Hartigan, Lachlan MacKenzie, Robert Soofer, Tom Karako, Oriana Skylar Mastro, Franklin Miller, Leonor Tomero, and Jon Wolfsthal — September 29, 2023
2023 PONI Summer Conference
Event — July 26, 2023
Reactions from the Next Generation
Report by Heather Williams, Jamie Kwong, Nicholas Adamopoulos, Suzanne Claeys, Joseph Rodgers, Doreen Horschig, Lachlan MacKenzie, Melissa Chan, and Jessica Link — June 28, 2023
Capstone Conference
Event — June 15, 2023
Alternative Nuclear Futures: Capability and Credibility Challenges for U.S. Extended Nuclear Deterrence
Report by Heather Williams, Kelsey Hartigan, Joseph Rodgers, and Reja Younis — May 8, 2023
The IAEA Mission in Ukraine: A Conversation with Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi
Event — March 14, 2023