Predicting Proliferation: A Panel Discussion at the 40th Anniversary of the Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation

The Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation celebrated its 40th Anniversary on 3 April 2024. Benoît Pelopidas was invited to speak on a panel on "Predicting Proliferation" along with CISAC Co-Director Scott Sagan, Executive Director of the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School Francesca Giovannini, George Mason University Assistant Professor Luis Rodríguez, and Assistant Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics Lauren Sukin. The topics discussed ranged from outside pressures for “prospective proliferators to cross the threshold,” to the U.S. role in global nonproliferation. Panelists also analyzed the potential impact from the upcoming 2024 U.S. election as well as implications of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.