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The use of nuclear weapons is an existential threat to human survival and wellbeing. As the world enters a new a period of rapid technological development, emerging technologies are challenging long-held assumptions and practices—about deterrence, disarmament, and nonproliferation—for how to best avoid the use of nuclear weapons through multilateral cooperation.
If nuclear governance regimes and norms do not become more adaptable to this accelerating pace of change, emerging technologies will disrupt or render obsolete existing institutions that control and mitigate the risks of nuclear weapons.
To reduce this risk of nuclear use, the Stanley Foundation works to help global governance and technology development co-evolve in ways that manage or leverage the disruptive effects of emerging technologies on strategic stability, nonproliferation, and disarmament. Our efforts focus on:
Building on the Stanley Foundation’s work on nuclear arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation issues over the last six decades, today’s nuclear policy programming draws on our strengths as a convener of key stakeholders, including international organizations, national governments, civil society, and industry. We commission expert analysis in order to encourage innovative policy ideas and actively engage the media on nuclear policy issues. Contact Ben Loehrke for more information. |
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| Risks and Fragmentation: Challenges and Strategies for Nuclear Policy Advocacy |
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| January 2017 |
As nuclear weapons risks intensify, what opportunities for advocacy does this difficult strategic environment present to the policy community? How should the community adapt? This report summarizes insights from the Stanley Foundation’s Policy Lab on Nuclear Security and an externally-commissioned assessment. It gives an overview of critical nuclear risks and provides examples of potential strategies, opportunities, and places for collaboration. Read More |
January 2017
Risks and Fragmentation: Challenges and Strategies for Nuclear Policy Advocacy
Other Publication (385K)
January 2017
The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Could It Inform Future Nonproliferation and Disarmament?
Policy Dialogue Brief (240K)
December 2016
International Nuclear Security Peer Reviews:
Making the IAEA IPPAS General and Sustainable
Other Publication (171K)
December 2016
Nuclear Security Checklist Results
Demonstrating Implementation of IAEA Information Circular 869
Other Publication (235K)
November 2016
The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Could It Inform Future Nonproliferation and Disarmament?
Policy Memo (183K)
August 2016
Descending From the Summit
The Path Toward Nuclear Security 2010–2016 and Beyond
William Tobey
Policy Analysis Brief (724K)
August 2017
3-D Printing Capabilities Increase
Marco Fey
August 2017
Security by Design
Anja Kaspersen, senior adviser with the Hastings Center
April 2017
Consider This...
April 2017
Cooperation and Collective Action
Joseph McNamara, Editor, The Stanley Foundation
April 2017
International Order at Risk
Keith Porter, President, The Stanley Foundation
November 2016
Safeguard the World’s Nuclear Arsenals
Kennette Benedict
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Benjamin Loehrke benl@stanleyfoundation.org 563.264.6882 
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Danielle J. Jablanski djablanski@stanleyfoundation.org 563-264-6861 |
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2017 International Women Authors Event Pulitzer Prize finalist Laila Lalami, author of “The Moor’s Account,” will be the featured speaker at the 2017 International Women Authors event on November 9 in Rock Island, Illinois. |
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Courier As summer winds down, take a look at the new issue of Courier from the Stanley Foundation. The Summer 2017 issue delves into topics including the transition away from coal in Germany, the increased role of cities in global governance, and the crisis in Venezuela. Also in this issue, read about the increased capabilities of 3D printing, and oversight over emerging technologies. Summer 2017 PDF (1,151K) Subscribe for FREE. |
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Stanley Foundation Annual Conferences The Stanley Foundation holds two annual conferences, UN Issues and the Strategy for Peace Conference. These bring together experts from the public and private sectors to meet in a distraction-free setting and candidly exchange ideas on pressing foreign policy challenges. Divided into roundtable talks, the cutting-edge discussions are intended to inspire group consensus and shared recommendations to push forward the debate on the foundation’s key policy areas. |
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A Climate for Conflict: Stories from Somalia The Ground Truth Project, New America, and the Stanley Foundation are hosting a Screening of “A Climate for Conflict” and discussion with the creators followed by a panel discussion on Climate Security and Societal Resilience on May 30, 2017. Somalia today is at a crossroads between a deepening crisis and a path to stability. Photographer and filmmaker Nichole Sobecki and writer Laura Heaton spent 18 months documenting personal stories of Somalia, creating a film, photography, and reporting that vividly illustrate the human consequences and security risks of a changing climate. Read more. Follow the conversation online with #AClimateforConflict. |
Stanley Foundation at 60 On December 12, 1956, the Stanley Foundation was certified as a nonprofit corporation in the state of Iowa, bringing to life an organization dedicated to creating a world in which there is a secure peace with freedom and justice. Sixty years later, the organization continues to pursue and advance that vision as a thriving nonpartisan operating foundation. Moreover, it remains an organization with a professional staff and the involvement of family members who have an ongoing role in shaping its strategy and core values. More.
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