Issue Briefs

Deterrence is back in Northern Europe. This Issue Brief lays out different approaches of Scandinavian states of balancing deterrence, reassurance and military self-restraint as they reevaluate their security strategies.

In the coming years, the United States is expected to join Russia and other states in deploying a new generation of hypersonic weapons. This Issue Brief looks at how hypersonic boost-glide vehicles affect elivery times, maneuver capability, attack warning and performance against missile defense.

With the New START Treaty supended by the Russian Federation the future of legal nuclear arms control looks even bleaker than before. This brief lays out the foundations of the treaty and the main obstacles that it faces even before it expires in 2026.

This paper presents an integrated approach to advance the U.S.-Russian arms control agenda through building on the bilateral strategic stability dialogue. It also suggests to move towards global nuclear risk reduction through utilizing the P5 process and engaging NATO.

As Russia and the United States modernize their nuclear forces and introduce a growing number of digital components, the surface for possible cyberattacks by an adversary and, thus the risk of nuclear escalation increases. Although the United States and Russia are at odds in numerous arenas, there has historically been political will for cooperation on reducing cyber threats to nuclear forces.