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Europe

Eastern Europe’s purchase of US nuclear reactors is primarily about military ties, not climate change

By Maha Siddiqui, M.V. Ramana | Nuclear Energy

Israel to perform at Eurovision. Expect protests, machine guns, and drones

By Erik English | Analysis

Germany debates nuclear weapons, again. But now it’s different.

By Ulrich Kühn | Nuclear Weapons

Dry brown grass in a park under a cloudy sky

This summer has been a glimpse into Europe’s hot, dry future

By Alexandre Tuel, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir | Climate Change

The A1 Verse: Victory Day

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade. Credit: Website of the President of the Russian Federation. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons.

In Ukraine, Putin tries his hand at nuclear blackmail. Here are seven ways to thwart him.

By John Erath | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Russian soldiers. Russian Federation. Credit: Jesse. Accessed via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Is Russia preparing for war?

By Lauren Sukin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Joe Biden in 2012, when he was vice president, raises a toast in honor of Chinese President Xi at a State Luncheon at the State Department. Credit: US Department of State. Accessed via Flickr.

How Biden can improve European relations while pivoting to Asia

By Lauren Sukin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

coronavirus covid-19 mask autumn leaves

The A1 Verse: The cruelest months

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Special Topics

Japanese military leaders aboard the USS Missouri

What Europeans believe about Hiroshima and Nagasaki—and why it matters

By Benoît Pelopidas, Kjølv Egeland | Analysis, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Nuclear Risk

Mike Pompeo meets with Heiko Mass, the German foreign minister

Why Europe needs to push back to save the Iran nuclear deal

By Azadeh Zamirirad, Oliver Meier, Sascha Lohmann | Nuclear Risk

What the United States loses by quitting the Open Skies treaty, in one chart

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Risk