Council on Strategic Risks

⚡New from @GoodmanSherri and Dan Poneman: "America once led the charge in nuclear energy, but the superpower has fallen behind in the twenty-first century. America now has the chance to reclaim former successes." ➡️Read more: nationalinterest.org/feature/restor…

📢 We are #hiring! CSR is seeking to augment its team with someone focused on the intersection of #AI and #biosecurity. This individual will help our pursuit of safe, secure outcomes in the next few years. ➡️ Learn more at the full posting, and please share among your networks.

⚡️ NEW: From legislative action to technological priorities, learn how the US can restore its #nuclearenergy leadership and build toward a cleaner, more resilient, and more prosperous future. ⤵️ From the Commission on Nuclear Energy and American Leadership councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/12/10/nuc…

📢 Registration open + sessions announced! Join CSR for our first-ever symposium covering topics in climate security, biosecurity, nuclear policy, and emerging tech. 📆 Dec. 10 | 9:45am - 4:00pm 🗺️ Josephine Butler Parks Center, DC ➡️ Details & RSVP at: councilonstrategicrisks.org/symposium-2024

⚗️ How can the US increase trust, transparency, and reliability in its medicines? From rooting out counterfeit consumer drugs to shoring up vulnerabilities in the national security stockpile, Vic Suarez covers how to bolster the #DSCSA: #counterfeit-medicines-a-growing-threat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/11/22/the…

📌 Save the Date! CSR is hosting a daylong, interactive symposium dedicated to finding resilience across a myriad of global risks. 📆 Tues, Dec. 10, 10am–4pm 📍 Josephine Butler Parks Center, DC ➡️ Early RSVP at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

📢💼 We are #hiring! CSR seeks someone with a passion for empowering and guiding teams as its first-ever Chief Operating Officer #COO to help lead the organization’s next phases of impact and growth. ➡️ Learn more below and share around your networks: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/11/14/cal…

☢️ Regardless the election's outcome, the next White House will inherit a critical inflection point on #nuclear weapons policy. ➡️ Explore what a principled, responsible deterrent can look like—with @jqdupont, @andrewfacini, @clparthemore, @AndyWeberNCB: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/31/the…

Today I’m thinking about the Euromissile crisis, Chinese modernization, and how difficult it is to “read” an adversary 🧵(1/15)

⚡️ "While advancements in #nuclear reactors often see media coverage+policy attention, there is significant S&T innovation needing consistent investment." ➡️ Scan this key horizon ft. analysis from @clparthemore @bethanygoldblum @christinakrawec, others: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/30/eme…

📡🔍 What insights can be gained from the use of strategic foresight as an approach to better anticipate how risks to global security are heightened by ecological disruption? ➡️ Walk through and scan this critical horizon with Lily Boland's deep dive: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/24/pre…

🇬🇧 This week the UK Govt published voluntary Guidance for Gene Synthesis Screening as part of a package of responsible innovation announcements to speed up the safe acceleration of strategic technology deployment. ➡️ Learn why this is a welcome step: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/10/new…

Updated—tracking P5 #nuclear weapons by type: 🆕+6 new additions 📊 261 total nuclear systems since 1945 🚀 145 tactical systems 🇷🇺 71 Russian tactical systems 🏛️ Museums = good See how @andrewfacini sourced these new additions in the latest NWSP update: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/09/see…

📢CSR is excited to announce several new additions to our team! The Center for Climate and Security welcomes Caroline Baxter and Noah Fritzhand, and the Nolan Center welcomes Christopher East and Kyle Wilgus. Read more ⬇️ councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/09/csr…

🆕 "@CEPIvaccines is apt to recognize how unfettered and irresponsible biotechnology practices can magnify biological threats and compromise global health security." ➡️ Read @jqdupont's perspective on CEPI's latest #Biosecurity Strategy report: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/07/a-n…

🧫🛃 Companies or individuals residing in #AustraliaGroup nations no longer need US export control licenses for sensitive biological materials and technologies. Dive in to learn what that means—and what comes next—with Kyle Wilgus' newest blog: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/03/ref…

🆕 "The #H5N1 outbreak represents a complex, evolving threat that requires a comprehensive and coordinated response." Read the latest from Ava Desouza tracking the early public response to H5N1, how to enhance early warning, and what remains to be built: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/10/02/pat…

We also had an informative discussion with @anita_cicero of @BSPH_CHS, John Moulton of @CSRisks, @HenryHWillis of @RANDCorporation, and @NatEnclade of @BuildStrongUSA, who reminded us that there were many policy tools at our disposal to reduce risk proactively.

🚀🛂 "What if the next war goes nuclear because one side mistakes a conventional missile for a nuclear one, and responds accordingly?" ⤵️ Read more in the latest essay from @clparthemore and @atomic_pickles in @WarOnTheRocks: warontherocks.com/2024/09/paint-…

🇺🇳 As the impacts of #climatechange continue to be felt globally, how will climate security be addressed at #UNGA79 and Climate Week? ➡️ Read the latest blog from @sienacicarelli and Noah Fritzhand: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/09/17/cli…