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On the Horizon Vol. 7

The 2024 PONI Nuclear Scholars explore shifts in states’ nuclear arsenals and strategies, the effects of the Ukraine war on nuclear dynamics, and the transformative power of emerging tech on nuclear decisionmaking, offering fresh insights and innovative solutions.

Report by Doreen Horschig — December 19, 2024

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The Kremlin’s Caribbean Gambit: A Great Power Competition Spillover?

Senior Associate Ariel González Levaggi and Vladimir Rouvinski consider how the recent visit of Russian naval assets in Cuba may play in the larger great power competition between the United States and Russia, especially in the context of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Commentary by Ariel González Levaggi and Vladimir Rouvinski — June 24, 2024

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Europe Needs More Conventional Forces, Not Its Own Nukes

An audio version of “Europe Needs More Conventional Forces, Not Its Own Nukes,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Doreen Horschig and Sean Monaghan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Doreen Horschig and Sean Monaghan — June 21, 2024

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Europe Needs More Conventional Forces, Not Its Own Nukes

The U.S. election has renewed debate about an independent European nuclear force. Yet this distracts from the real European defense issue: a lack of conventional combat power. Europe's main task remains the same as during the Cold War: strengthen conventional deterrence.

Commentary by Doreen Horschig and Sean Monaghan — June 21, 2024

The Impossible State

Special Discussion with Ambassador Philip Goldberg

In this episode, Dr. Cha and Ambassador Philip Goldberg explore the latest developments on the Korean peninsula and the U.S.-ROK alliance. 

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg — June 14, 2024

CSIS The Impossible State North Korea

Algorithmic Stability: How AI Could Shape the Future of Deterrence

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping national security and crisis management. This report delves into the future of deterrence and the role of human judgment in an AI-focused crisis simulation.

Report by Benjamin Jensen, Yasir Atalan, and Jose M. Macias III — June 10, 2024

The Truth of the Matter

Arms Control Interregnum

CSIS’s Heather Williams joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s nuclear provocations and to answer the question: Is arms control as we know it dead?

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Heather Williams — June 3, 2024

CSIS the truth of the matter