Insightful article from UC San Diego faculty Branislav @Slantchev, who was also a featured guest on the recent special episode of IGCC's Talking Policy podcast, marking the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Listen here: bit.ly/4bL3Lm8

What are the common factors turning events of mass trauma and loss into political talking points that divide us, and could it be possible for tragedies to unite us, instead? Tom Beamish (UC Davis) joins us to discuss on a new episode of Talking Policy: bit.ly/3TTiaVe

ICYMI: IGCC Director Tai Ming Cheung was recently quoted in the Financial Times about China's defense modernization and military capacity. Read the article here: ft.com/content/499a31…

An insightful op-ed from IGCC Postdoctoral Fellow in Technology and International Security, Juljan Krause:

China is centralizing its science & technology sectors while trying to mitigate the costs of centralization. IGCC's Siwen Xiao & Yaosheng Xu explore Beijing's attempts to balance central and local power in our latest brief w/ MERICS . Read more here: bit.ly/3x977zs

China’s techno-industrial program has grown in scope and intensity, but hides behind a cryptic vocabulary. Barry Naughton, Siwen Xiao & Yaosheng Xu decode 7 key terms for understanding Chinese tech & industrial policies. Read the policy brief here: ucigcc.org/publication/de…

'Taiwan Can’t Shake Its Nuclear Ghosts'

It was a pleasure working on this piece in Foreign Policy with Jane Darby Menton Berkeley Risk and Security Lab that explores #Taiwan 's #nuclear past and the imperatives of its #energy #security future:

foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/14/tai…

CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues is now accepting presentation proposals for the 2024 Summer Conference!

This year's conference is themed around topics related to nuclear deterrence and will be held at Los Alamos National Laboratory on July 17-18.

More info below:
csis.org/events/poni-20…

China is uniting its civilian and defense sectors behind one common goal: national security. IGCC director Tai Ming Cheung of GPS UC San Diego explores China’s National Strategic Integration in another brief from #IGCC and MERICS. Read here: bit.ly/46WM8ft

The U.S. & China are in a race to unlock #quantum technologies critical for #AI & secure communications, and China may be winning. What’s in store for this growing quantum rivalry? Read IGCC’s latest issue brief from Juljan Krause to learn more: bit.ly/3uDDq8Y

In the latest #IGCC & MERICS policy brief, Groenewegen-Lau explores China's drive for technological self-reliance through industrial modernization. Read more about China's efforts to become a science & tech superpower here: bit.ly/3P42T20

Read the latest policy brief from Barry Naughton for #IGCC and MERICS to learn how China's more state-centered approach to techno-industrial policy is reshaping the relationship between government and enterprise: ucigcc.org/publication/ho…

In the latest IGCC blog post, authors Ricky Clark, Allison Carnegie, and Noah Zucker illustrate how populist leaders are less likely to provide scientific information to international organizations, and what this means for global cooperation: bit.ly/3UWkXyV

ICYMI: How do differing generational perspectives among U.S. voters impact their views on nuclear weapons investments and modernization? Read the latest IGCC blog post from IGCC postdoctoral fellow Harry Oppenheimer (HarryOppy.bsky.social) to learn more: bit.ly/4bGFGwR

On a special episode of Talking Policy marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, guest host Jesse Driscoll of GPS UC San Diego discusses the past, present and future of the war in Ukraine with experts from UC San Diego, UCLA School of Law, and UC Riverside: bit.ly/4bL3Lm8

In the finale of The State of the World, former California governor Jerry Brown shares his thoughts on China, democracy, the climate, and nuclear weapons. His bottom line: we must each work for peace however we can, wherever we are.

Listen here: bit.ly/49qsrhJ

The UC Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation is hosting its Public Policy and Nuclear Threats Boot Camp! The summer workshop-in-residence at the IGCC gives participants knowledge and analytical tools to contribute to the debate on the future of U.S. nuclear policy.

Learn more:
ucigcc.org/training/ppnt/

In Episode 4 of The State of the World, Emilie Hafner-Burton of @gps_ucsd at @ucsandiego and Courtenay Monroe of UC Merced discuss the ways democracy is under threat worldwide, and what we can do to safeguard it. Listen here: bit.ly/49jhKNN