Past Workshops
Research and Policy Workshop
The Nuclear Security Program invites speakers to campus and hosts a series of discussions each semester on topics related to nuclear security.
Spring 2025 Schedule
March 27th, 5-6pm: Fiona Cunningham (University of Pennsylvania). “Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security” (joint with the Brady-Johnson Book Series). 46 Hillhouse Avenue, Room 104.
April 15th, 11.45am-1pm: Anatoly Levshin (Harvard University). “Bounding War: Rules of Neutralization, Demilitarization, and Non-Aggression and the Institutional Logic of Multilateral Prohibitions on Militarized Bargaining” (joint with the Colloquium in International Security Studies). 46 Hillhouse Avenue, Room 104.
Fall 2024 Schedule
November 12th, 4-5.30pm: Vipin Narang (MIT). “The New Nuclear Age: Reflections from Academia and Policy.” (joint with the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and the Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment). Horchow Hall, GM Room.
Spring 2024 Schedule
February 6th, 12noon-1.20pm: Caitlin Talmadge (MIT). “Peacetime Military Doctrine and Nuclear Escalation Risk.” (joint with the MacMillan International Relations Workshop and the ISS colloquium). Rosenkranz Hall, room 005.
April 3rd, 12noon-1.20pm: Rafael Grossi (IAEA). “Eisenhower’s ‘Atoms for Peace’ Vision is Being Tested. This is How We Respond.” (joint with the Center of Global Legal Challenges, Yale Law School). Yale Law School, SLB 129.
April 10th, 12noon-1.20pm: Scott Sagan. “Atomic Arguments and Counter-Arguments: How Exposure to Conflicting Information Influences Public Support for the Use of Nuclear Weapons.” (joint with the MacMillan International Relations Workshop and the ISS colloquium). Rosenkranz Hall, room 005.
Fall 2023 Schedule
October 12th, 4-5.30pm: Heather Williams (CSIS). “The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the War in Ukraine.” 46 Hillhouse Seminar Room.
December 5th, 12noon-1.20pm: Nina Tannenwald (Brown University). “Will the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime Survive? Contestation and Self-Undermining Dynamics.” (joint with the MacMillan International Relations Workshop and the ISS colloquium). 46 Hillhouse Seminar Room.
April 11th, 9.30-10.50am: Jessica Cox (NATO). “NATO Nuclear Policy in a Changing Security Environment.” Rosenkranz Hall, room 202.
April 12th, 12noon-1.20pm: Todd Sechser (University of Virginia). “Expectations, Surprise, and Public Support for War.” (joint with the MacMillan International Relations Workshop and the ISS colloquium). Rosenkranz Hall, room 005.
May 3rd, 12noon-1.20pm: Matthew Fuhrmann (Texas A&M University). “Influence Without Arms: Weaponless Deterrence, Preventive War, and Arms Races in the Shadow of Nuclear Proliferation.” (joint with the MacMillan International Relations Workshop and the ISS colloquium). Rosenkranz Hall, room 005.
Spring 2023 Schedule
March 8th, 12noon-1.20pm: Dave Allison (Harvard University and Yale University). “The Delicate Balance of Error: Perceived Counterforce Feasibility and the Nuclear Taboo.” (joint with the MacMillan International Relations Workshop). Rosenkranz Hall, room 005.