Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - James M. ActonContent Syndicationhttps://carnegieendowment.org/rss/?fa=rss Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - All Publications https://carnegieendowment.org/rss/solr/?fa=feeds http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/174859_62935143720_1836682_n.jpg Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023 05:42:57 EST How to Solve the AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Deal's Nuclear Fuel Problem https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89958?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Canberra should push to alleviate itself of the burden of managing spent fuel while enhancing commitments to nonproliferation.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89958?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023 05:42:57 EST Americas, United Kingdom, United States, Western Europe, Defense and Security, Military, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards, Nuclear Policy G-7 Leaders in Hiroshima Consider the Threat of Nuclear Weapons https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89800?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss A conversation about the state of nuclear nonproliferation today, against the backdrop of a proposed resumption of nuclear testing by North Korea and the implied threat of the use of tactical nuclear weapons by Russia in Ukraine.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89800?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 18 May 2023 04:00:00 EST Deterrence and International Security, Nuclear Disarmament and Arms Control, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards, Nuclear Policy This Submarine Deal Is Raising Concerns About Nuclear Proliferation https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89302?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss China and Russia have expressed concern that AUKUS, the US, the UK and Australian program to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, will weaken nuclear global nonproliferation policy. China on Tuesday accused the US, Britain and Australia of treading a "path of error and danger." ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89302?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023 03:03:26 EST Americas, China, East Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, Western Europe, Defense and Security, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Policy What Are the Global Implications of the AUKUS Deal? https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89304?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss For some analysis of the strategic implications of the AUKUS deal, Rachel Mealey spoke to James Acton - a nuclear expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89304?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 13 Mar 2023 03:12:30 EST Americas, United Kingdom, United States, Western Europe, Defense and Security, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Policy Late Night Headlines https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89303?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Carnegie's James Acton speaks about AUKUS with Carole Walker on Times Radio.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89303?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 13 Mar 2023 03:10:42 EST Americas, United Kingdom, United States, Western Europe, Defense and Security, Foreign Policy How The War In Ukraine Could Go Nuclear https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89195?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In terms of the risk of nuclear weapons being used, there has been a tremendous amount of nuclear rhetoric from Russia throughout this war.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89195?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 27 Feb 2023 03:28:18 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Defense and Security, Nuclear Policy The Ukraine War's Lingering Nuclear Power Danger https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89080?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The most acute threats to Zaporizhzhia have passed, at least for now, but the West should make greater efforts to wean itself off Russian nuclear exports.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89080?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 21 Feb 2023 03:31:32 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Ukraine’s Long Shadow, Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Policy Russia Suspends New START Implementation https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89114?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss James Acton on The Warcast.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89114?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 21 Feb 2023 02:26:21 EST Russia, Defense and Security, Nuclear Policy Russia's Red Lines: Where the Russia-Ukraine War Stands at One Year https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89019?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the war grinds on. Early Russian advances were successfully rolled back, but intense fighting continues in the east, where a renewed Russian offensive looms.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89019?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 07 Feb 2023 02:07:24 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Defense and Security, Foreign Policy Is Russia Moving Nuclear Weapons Toward Ukraine? https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88136?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The risk of "Armageddon" is the highest it has been since the early 1960s, President Joe Biden said Thursday night as Russian losses in Ukraine prompt Russian officials to discuss the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons. Biden went further in his risk assessment than other U.S. officials. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88136?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 05 Oct 2022 11:38:18 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Defense and Security, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Policy, Russian Foreign Policy The Best Foreign Policy Podcasts https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88063?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Carnegie experts share their audio favorites for keeping up on news, debates, and trends in international affairs.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88063?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 30 Sep 2022 03:49:09 EST Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Defense and Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Foreign Policy, Technology How and Why Russia Might Use Nukes https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88009?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss James Acton of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace breaks down Vladimir Putin's latest threat to use weapons of mass destruction in the Ukraine war, what it says about the state of the conflict and how dangerous things could get.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88009?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 26 Sep 2022 04:56:20 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Defense and Security, Nuclear Policy Russia's War in Ukraine Puts Fragile Nuclear Power Plant in Peril https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87796?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Why the ability of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to cool itself is of particular concern as Russia's war in Ukraine has put the facility in danger of malfunction or worse. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87796?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EST Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Deterrence and International Security, Nuclear Policy Russia's War in Ukraine Puts Fragile Nuclear Power Plant in Peril https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss James Acton, co-director of the nuclear policy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, talks with Rachel Maddow about why the ability of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to cool itself is of particular concern as Russia's war in Ukraine has put the facility in danger of malfunction or worse.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 29 Aug 2022 03:57:07 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Nuclear Policy Zaporizhzhia Workers Kept at Gunpoint by Russians https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87743?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The damage here is very significant. Nuclear power plants are simply not designed to be in war zones. There is a risk of a catastrophic failure in wartime that could potentially cause a major nuclear accident.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87743?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 12 Aug 2022 02:51:26 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Defense and Security, Nuclear Policy The Race for Hypersonic Missiles https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87853?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Now more recently some of the Chinese and Russian testing successes and deployments have really lit a fire under the United States' program.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87853?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 04 Aug 2022 02:21:44 EST United States, Defense and Security, Nuclear Policy Remembering Michael Krepon https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss An innovative thinker, convenor, and mentor in the nuclear policy community, Krepon possessed an unwavering commitment to humanity that earned him respect around the world. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 20 Jul 2022 09:00:50 EST India, Pakistan, United States, Nuclear Policy North Korea Tests Missiles While Japan and US Assess Preparedness https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87108?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss North Korea launched what appears to be a medium-range ballistic missile this week, one of many tests of a variety of missiles so far this year. But it's not clear the exact capacity of these missiles, or whether some would be able to carry a nuclear warhead. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87108?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 06 May 2022 04:36:53 EST East Asia, Nuclear Policy Heedless Russian Military Risks Catastrophe with Ukraine Nuclear Plants https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/86967?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss There are concerns that the recklessness of the Russian military in its invasion of Ukraine could trigger a catastrophic event at one of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/86967?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 22 Apr 2022 10:44:38 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Deterrence and International Security, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards, Nuclear Policy A Fire Could Disrupt The Cooling System At The Plant, Says Nuclear Expert https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/86628?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss There does not right now appear to be any leakage of radiation from the plant. Nonetheless, a fire at a nuclear power plant is a significant concern. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/86628?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 14 Mar 2022 01:54:13 EST Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Climate and Energy, Defense and Security, Energy Policy, Nuclear Policy