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September 2007
Academic Module
This module features teaching notes by CFR fellow Charles D. Ferguson, the author of Nuclear Energy, along with other resources to supplement the text. In the report, Ferguson examines the benefits and limits of nuclear power, arguing that the United States and international partners must find effective ways to address risks if the use of nuclear energy is to be realistically expanded.
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March 2006
Academic Module
Preventing Catastrophic Nuclear Terrorism makes clear what is needed to reduce the possibility of nuclear terrorism. It identifies where efforts have fallen short in securing and eliminating nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear materials, and it offers realistic recommendations to plug these gaps in the U.S. and international response.
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January/February 2009
Article
Foreign Policy
Charles Ferguson and Michelle Smith argue that nuclear energy "will not be the miracle cure for energy dependence or global warming that boosters promise."
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September/October 2008
Article
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Charles D. Ferguson and Michelle Smith consider the future of the nuclear energy supply.
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April 8, 2008
Article
Arms Control Today
Charles D. Ferguson discusses the U.S.-Indian nuclear deal.
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Spring 2008
Article
Issues in Science and Technology
Charles D. Ferguson discusses certain issues of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and how they can be remedied.
December 19, 2007
Article
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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March/April 2007
Article
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
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Winter 2007
Article
National Interest
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March 2006
Article
Arms Control Today
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December 2005
Article
Arms Control Today
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November / December 2005
Article
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
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September 1, 2004
Article
Arms Control Today
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October 1, 2009
Audio
Listen to Charles D. Ferguson, the Philip D. Reed senior f ellow for science and technology at CFR, discuss U.S. nuclear weapons policy and strengthening the nonproliferation regime with students as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.
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June 30, 2009
Audio
Listen to CFR Experts Charles D. Ferguson and Stephen Sestanovich discuss the Obama-Medvedev summit.
May 8, 2009
Audio
Listen to experts analyze current nuclear nonproliferation agreements, as well as how to address the nuclear ambitions of countries such as India and Iran.
This session was part of the CFR conference: The United States and the Future of Global Governance, which was made possible through the generous support of the Robina Foundation.
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May 1, 2009
Audio
Listen to CFR expert Charles D. Ferguson and General Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser, discuss a new report of an Independent Task Force on U.S. nuclear weapons policy.
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September 18, 2008
Audio
Listen to Bruce Walter MacDonald, senior director, Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, discuss China's space, counterspace, and satellite programs and their implications for U.S.-China relations.
See more in China, Defense Strategy, National Security and Defense
April 5, 2006
Audio
Listen to a discussion on Iran's current nuclear status and how long before they can develop a nuclear bomb.
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Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
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Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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