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January 11, 2012
The Nuclear Threat Initiative has released the MacArthur-supported Nuclear Materials Security Index and accompanying report, which provides a public baseline assessment of the status of nuclear materials security conditions in 176 countries. The report shows a lack of consensus around what steps matter most to prevent theft of these materials and recommends actions to hold countries accountable, increase transparency, and benchmark progress.
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January 10, 2012
Aiming to inform international policy and stir public interest in nuclear security, the MacArthur-supported Fissile Materials Working Group released Preventing Nuclear Terrorism in the 21st Century: Policy Recommendations. The report calls for a stronger International Atomic Energy Agency, more comprehensive security standards for nuclear states, sufficient security financing, and a timetable to ban civil use of highly enriched uranium.
December 21, 2011
"The death of North Korea's leader creates some opportunities and potential traps for the administration and senior leaders in the United States — things they should be sure to say and be sure not to 
say," writes MacArthur President Robert Gallucci, in an opinion-editorial on the website of The New York Times. Gallucci served as chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea during the administration of President Bill Clinton. More »
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June 14, 2011
With MacArthur support, an academic dialogue seeks to help governments and societies of Mainland China and Taiwan improve communication, stabilization, and progress in cross-Taiwan Strait relations. This commentary piece from the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies summarizes the twice-a-year workshops organized by the Institute of International Strategic and Development Studies of Tsinghua University in Beijing and the Institute for International Relations at National Chengchi University in Taiwan. Read the commentary »
February 17, 2011
New MacArthur grants seek to help ensure that growth in nuclear power does not also increase the availability of fissile material that a nation or terrorist group would need to make a nuclear weapon. More »
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