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Working trip of the President of Ukraine to the Kyiv region. Creid: Official Website of the president of Ukraine. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0.

Russia committed war crimes. But are they genocide?

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Wheat. Credit: Rawpixel. CC0 1.0.

Global hunger crisis looms as war in Ukraine sends food prices soaring

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Climate Change, Nuclear Risk

P5 Press Conference at the United Nations. April 2013. Credit: U.S. Mission Geneva / Eric Bridiers. Accessed via Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/us-mission/8663813428 CC BY-ND 2.0.

Nuclear arms control: Still necessary, but more difficult than ever

By Stephen J. Cimbala, Lawrence J. Korb | Analysis, Opinion

WWII letter contains parallels with Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian civilians

By Robert K. Elder | Analysis

The science says that children experience better mental health outcomes when their caregivers talk with them about difficult subjects, including war and nuclear threats. Credit: Ben Wicks. Unsplash license. https://unsplash.com/photos/iDCtsz-INHI

How to talk to your kids about the war in Ukraine

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Roman Abramovich.

Were Ukrainian peace negotiators poisoned?

By Matt Field | Analysis

BrahMos Missile. India accidentally fired a cruise missile into Pakistan on March 9, 2022. Credit: Mubeenk02 Accessed via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Not much happened after India’s accidental cruise missile launch into Pakistan—this time.

By Debak Das | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Sharon Squassoni

Rethinking the unthinkable: Ukraine reveals the need for nuclear disarmament

By Sharon Squassoni | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Daniel Holz

Mastermind or madman? Putin shows why the world needs new nuclear agreements

By Daniel Holz | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

army soliders with a helicopter in the background

US Army plan to combat climate change lacks the fighting spirit

By Neta C. Crawford | Analysis, Climate Change

Herbert Lin

Responding to a Russian demonstration of nuclear muscle-flexing

By Herbert Lin | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

How to avoid nuclear catastrophe—and a costly new arms race

By Daryl G. Kimball | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons