CITS Researcher and strategic trade expert Anne-Charlotte Merrell Wetterwik has an article in the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) periodical Disarmament Forum entitled "Curbing illicit brokering in WMD-related items: solutions in the making." The piece explores options for enhancing current systems and developing new controls to combat illegal trade of arms materials. Read article >
CITS research associate Togzhan Kassenova authored an article entitled "Kazakhstan's 'Nuclear Renaissance'" in St. Antony's International Review (STAIR). The article discusses the historical evolution of nuclear power in Kazakhstan and its future in the region. Dr. Kassenova joined the CITS staff this year and works in the Center's Washington office. Reprinted with permission from: Togzhan Kassenova. Kazakhstan's 'Nuclear Renaissance'. St. Antony's International Review (STAIR); Vol. 4. No. 2. 2009, pp. 51-74. © 2009 by St. Antony's International Review. Read article >
"The Human Factor in Nuclear Security," by CITS Associate Director Igor Khripunov appears in the February 2008 issue of Environmental Safety and Security in both Russian and English languages. The article focuses on the importance of the human factor in promoting a comprehensive safety and security framework in the nuclear industry. Read article >
CITS/UGA gave the first presentation at the seminar on Global Export Control Trends and Developments held by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan. The seminar took place from February 17th to 19th and featured 25 participating countries.
Dr. Scott Jones contributed an op-ed entitled "Finally, a Single EU Defense Market?" to the February 2 issue of Defense News. The essay analyzes recent decisions by the European Parliament to help create a common European defense market. Read article >
The School of Public and International Affairs has released its Winter issue of The Citizen. This issue, entitled "The Growing WMD Threat," features articles by CITS Director Gary Bertsch, policy advisor General Eugene Habiger, CITS Associate Director Igor Khripunov and senior research fellows Anupam Srivastava and Seema Gahlaut. Read article >
General Eugene Habiger, CITS Distinguished Fellow, will participate in a high-level workshop of Russian and American strategic experts to discuss options for reviving U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control and strategic understanding. Organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the workshop will include former Russian military commanders, representatives of the State Duma, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, the Ploughshares Fund, and others. The main topics discussed will be missile defense systems, ways to augment existing treaties, and methods to move toward disarmament. General Eugene Habiger, US Air Force (retired), a distinguished fellow and policy advisor at the Center for International Trade and Security (CITS), has for the past eighteen months been engaged in a variety of influential groups involved in shaping vital national security initiatives. General Habiger's participation in these groups has led to a series of important studies and reports to be used in advising the incoming U.S. administration on a variety of nuclear and security policy issues. Read article >
CITS research associate Togzhan Kassenova authored an article entitled "The struggle for a nuclear weapon-free-zone in Central Asia" in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. The article discusses the importance and ramifications of the recent ratification of a nuclear-free-zone in Central Asia. Dr. Kassenova joined the CITS staff this year and works in the Center's Washington office. Read article >
"Challenge and Change in Chinese Export Controls and Compliance," by CITS Director Gary K. Bertsch appears in the Spring 2008 edition of China Currents, a publication of the China Research Center. The article addresses the efforts of Chinese industries to overcome challenges surrounding internal compliance procedures and comprehensive export controls.
Dr. Bertsch was invited to provide the American perspective regarding the strategic implications of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue. The dialogue between the U.S. and China took place on December 4th. Dr. Bertsch was interviewed for China Radio International's "People in the Know" Program. Listen >
