Managing the Atom Project

What is the 1994 Budapest Memorandum and how does it relate to the current Ukraine crisis? See MTA's 2020 report on the topic:

Budapest Memorandum at 25: Between Past and Future On December 5, 1994, leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Russian Federation met in Budapest, Hungary, to pledge security assurances to Ukraine in connection with its accession to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as a non-nuclear-weapons state. The sig...

Missed our event on the crisis in Ukraine this week? Watch it here:

A Nuclear Dimension of the Ukraine Crisis A Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) seminar with Mariana Budjeryn, Research Associate with MTA, and Amb. Steven Pifer, William J. Perry Fellow, CISAC, Stanford University, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine.

Speaking in Berlin on Jan. 20 about the Ukraine crisis, Secretary Blinken mentioned the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on security assurances to Ukraine. What is it and how does it relate to the current crisis? See MTA's 2020 report on the topic:

Budapest Memorandum at 25: Between Past and Future On December 5, 1994, leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Russian Federation met in Budapest, Hungary, to pledge security assurances to Ukraine in connection with its accession to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as a non-nuclear-weapons state. The sig...

Mariana Budjeryn and Lee Feinstein ask: can the US and allies stop Putin's aggression, and what is the significance now of the Budapest Memorandum?

Ukraine Got A Signed Commitment in 1994 to Ensure its Security – But Can the US and Allies Stop Putin’s Aggression Now? In light of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its current threat to Ukrainian sovereignty, it’s fair to ask: What is the significance now of the Budapest Memorandum?

Jan. 26: Steven Pifer and Mariana Budjeryn on the Ukraine crisis, its consequences for arms control and other efforts to reduce nuclear dangers, and more

A Nuclear Dimension of the Ukraine Crisis A Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) seminar with Mariana Budjeryn, Research Associate with MTA, and Amb. Steven Pifer, William J. Perry Fellow, CISAC, Stanford University, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link.

The hard truth is that the United States now has few good options for containing Iran’s nuclear program, Matthew Bunn writes

America Has No Good Options on Iran The hard truth is that the United States now has few good options for containing Iran’s nuclear program. It can persist with the no-deal status quo, allowing Iran to continue inching closer to a bomb while suffering under sanctions. It can pursue a return to the 2015 agreement and then attempt to ...

Join us Jan. 21 for the latest in our Atomic Voices series: Dr. Carol Cohn, Dr. Benoît Pelopidas, and Dr. Jayita Sarkar on nuclear knowledge production

Nuclear Knowledge Production: Authority, Truths, and Making Sense of the Bomb This event is hosted by the Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) as part of its Atomic Voices series, a discussion forum for perspectives on diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the nuclear field. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link.

A new book chapter by Matthew Bunn explores the major constraints on, and risks of, large-scale nuclear energy growth in China, and how both new policies and new technologies might address them

Enabling a Significant Nuclear Role in China’s Decarbonization While China is building nuclear reactors faster than any other country in the world, major constraints may limit nuclear energy’s ability to grow to the scale of hundreds of gigawatts that would be required for it to play a major part in decarbonizing China’s energy system. This chapter explores...

TODAY at 2pm ET: Destined for Decline? Examining the Role of Nuclear in the Ongoing Energy Transition

Destined for Decline? Examining the Role of Nuclear in the Ongoing Energy Transition A Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) seminar with Jochen Markard, Privatdozent (Habilitation and Venia Legendi) at ETH Zurich and a senior researcher at ZHAW, Zurich; and Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez, Post-doctoral Fellow of the Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) and the Science, Technolog...

There is still time to apply for 2022-2023 Managing the Atom and Stanton Nuclear Security fellowships. Applications are due Wednesday, Dec. 1:

Managing the Atom The Project on Managing the Atom offers fellowships for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars, and mid-career professionals, for ten months. Research topics of interest include aspects of nuclear nonproliferation policy, nuclear weapons strategy, arms control, disarmament processes and verificatio...

Destined for Decline? Examining the Role of Nuclear in the Ongoing Energy Transition

Destined for Decline? Examining the Role of Nuclear in the Ongoing Energy Transition A Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) seminar with Jochen Markard, Privatdozent (Habilitation and Venia Legendi) at ETH Zurich and a senior researcher at ZHAW, Zurich; and Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez, Post-doctoral Fellow of the Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) and the Science, Technolog...

Applications due Dec. 1 for 2022-2023 Managing the Atom fellowships:

Managing the Atom The Project on Managing the Atom offers fellowships for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars, and mid-career professionals, for ten months. Research topics of interest include aspects of nuclear nonproliferation policy, nuclear weapons strategy, arms control, disarmament processes and verificatio...