The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation hosts private events for Members of Congress and their staffs. The events listed below are open only to Members of Congress or Congressional staffers, as indicated.
Virtual Staff Briefings
- December 4: Where Do We Stand Now? An Update on Iran’s Nuclear Program with Sina Toossi and Valerie Lincy
- December 11: Emerging Technologies Changing the Nuclear Weapons Landscape, with Francesca Giovannini and Michael Horowitz
In-Person Staff Briefings
Members-Only Dinners
- December 1: The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon, A Conversation with Ankit Panda
December 4: Where Do We Stand Now? An Update on Iran’s Nuclear Program
WHEN: 12-1 p.m. ET
WHERE: Virtual
RSVP HERE
This year has been eventful for Iran and its nuclear program. Join the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation for a virtual congressional staff briefing as we explore the implications of the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in the summer, the reimposition of sanctions, and the formal end of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (better known as the Iran Nuclear Deal) and grapple with the questions: where do we stand now and what’s to come next?
- Sina Toossi is a non-resident fellow at the Center for International Politics. Previously he was senior research analyst at the National Iranian American Council, and a research specialist at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
- Valerie Lincy is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Project. She leads the organization’s research on weapons of mass destruction supply networks, which is used by governments to support sanctions and counterproliferation actions. Valerie is Editor of Iran Watch, a website she created in 2003 to track and analyze Iran’s nuclear and missile programs and international efforts to counter these programs. She also oversees the Wisconsin Project’s Risk Report, a comprehensive database of entities suspected of involvement in WMD proliferation or sanctions evasion. She leads outreach efforts in over 40 countries to support effective strategic trade controls, including through use of the Risk Report.
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization funded by foundations and contributions from individuals. There is no taxpayer, corporate, political, or lobbyist funding for this project.
December 11: Emerging Technologies Changing the Nuclear Weapons Landscape
WHEN: 12 p.m.
WHERE: Virtual
REGISTER: Register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the briefing.
Join the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation as we explore the emerging technologies that are changing the nuclear weapons landscape today. We will be joined by the Harvard Belfer Center’s Francesca Giovannini and the University of Pennsylvania’s Michael Horowitz.
- Francesca Giovannini is the Executive Director of the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. In addition, she is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where she designs and teaches graduate courses on global nuclear policies and emerging technologies. Previously, Dr. Giovannini served as Strategy and Policy Officer to the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), based in Vienna. Additionally, Dr. Giovannini served for five years at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston as Director of the Research Program on Global Security and International Affairs.
- Michael Horowitz is Director of Perry World House and Richard Perry Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also Senior Fellow for Technology and Innovation at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Prior to returning to the university, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities and Director of the Emerging Capabilities Policy Office. He is the author of The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics, and the co-author of Why Leaders Fight. He won the Karl Deutsch Award given by the International Studies Association for early career contributions to the fields of international relations and peace research
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization funded by foundations and contributions from individuals. There is no taxpayer, corporate, political, or lobbyist funding for this project.
