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            <title>28 MAY&gt; The Nuclear Security Summit: A Multi-Sectoral Approach</title>
            <description>On 28 May, 2013, VCDNP will host a public seminar by Amb. Bonnie D. Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, US State Department.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;28 May 2013&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Registration Required&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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            <title>23 SEP&gt; Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Short Course Invitation to Apply for Participation</title>
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                <![CDATA[A one-week intensive course for diplomats and other practitioners focused on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament policy issues.<br />
<b>23-27 September 2013</b><br />
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<font color="#ff0000"><b>Apply for Participation</b></font><br />
<font color="#ff0000"><b>Deadline: 7 August 2013</b></font>]]>
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            <link>http://vcdnp.org/130923_nonproliferation_short_course_ad.htm</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:47 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>A Journey at the Nuclear Brink</title>
            <description>On 8 May, 2013, VCDNP hosted a public seminar by Dr. William J. Perry, a former US Secretary of Defense.&lt;br /&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:10:36 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>What Comes Next in Nuclear North Korea?</title>
            <description>On 18 April 2013, VCDNP hosted a seminar by Siegfried Hecker, Distinguished Visiting Scientist at VCDNP. &lt;br /&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:03 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Nuclear Proliferation History: New Evidence, Analysis &amp; Policy Insights</title>
            <description>VCDNP hosted a meeting organized by the Center for Security Studies for the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/130212_nuclear_proliferation_history_report.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/images/130212_nuclear_proliferation_history_report_300x300.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:51:37 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>US-Russian Relations: Beyond the Reset</title>
            <description>Nikolai Sokov, for the European Leadership Network.</description>
            <link>http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/us-russian-relations-beyond-the-reset_459.html</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:12:14 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>A POSSE of Global Young Scholars Re-Think Strategic Stability</title>
            <description>The Project on Strategic Stability Evaluation is building a global network of leading young scholars moving beyond traditional concepts about nuclear weapons.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/121129_posse_strategic_stability.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/images/121129_posse_strategic_stability_300x300.png&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:22:08 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Thomas Schelling and Other Prominent Experts Discuss Global Zero</title>
            <description>VCDNP hosted a seminar to explore the feasability of nuclear weapons abolition, featuring Nobel Laureate Thomas Schelling.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/121128_thomas_schelling_global_zero.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/images/121128_thomas_schelling_global_zero_300x300.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:16:25 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Preventing Nuclear Terror: Policy &amp; Tech Solutions</title>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Seminar Report: Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Policy and Technology Solutions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
On 23 October 2012, VCDNP hosted a seminar that featured presentations by Anne Harrington and Simon G. Limage.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/121026_nuclear_terrorism_solutions_report.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/images/121026_nuclear_terrorism_solutions_report_300x200_thumb.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:15:04 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Updated: Conference Report: CTBT at 15</title>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;CTBT at 15: Status and Prospects&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
On 17 February 2012, VCDNP hosted a roundtable conference on CTBT-related issues.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://vcdnp.org/120217_ctbt_conference.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://vcdnp.org/images/120217_ctbt_conference_attendees_300x200.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:01:37 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>3rd Intensive Course on Nuclear Disarmament</title>
            <description>An intensive course for diplomats and practitioners focused on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament policy issues was held in Vienna, Austria on September 24-28, 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://vcdnp.org/121004_nuclear_disarmament_course_report.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://vcdnp.org/images/121004_nuclear_disarmament_course_report_600x300_stairs.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 17:43:34 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Nuclear Weapons Security Crisis: What Does History Teach?</title>
            <description>On October 2, 2012 VCDNP hosted a panel discussion with participants in the Nuclear Policy Education Center&apos;s (NPEC) project titled &quot;Nuclear Weapons Security Crisis: What Does History Teach?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://vcdnp.org/121004_nuclear_weapons_security_report.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;110&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://vcdnp.org/images/121004_nuclear_weapons_security_report_600x220_group.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 17:43:28 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education</title>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education: Recent Developments and the Way Forward &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
An article by Elena Sokova for CTBTO Spectrum, Issue 19, September 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 17:42:14 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Launch of New NAM Nuclear Politics Book</title>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Launch of New Book by CNS&apos;s Potter and Mukhatzhanova: Nuclear Politics and the Non-Aligned Movement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The book explores structures and politics within the NAM, the largest grouping of states engaged on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation issues.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/120927_nam_book_launch_report.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/images/120927_nam_book_launch_report_300x300.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <link>http://www.vcdnp.org/120927_nam_book_launch_report.htm</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:00:47 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Insights on 2012 IAEA General Conference</title>
            <description>In the lead up to the 2012 General Conference, CNS and VCDNP have prepared a series of Fact Sheets on the on-going issues facing IAEA member states. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://cns.miis.edu/stories/120911_iaea_factsheets.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://cns.miis.edu/stories/images/generic/iaea_vienna_international_centre_200x150.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <link>http://cns.miis.edu/opapers/pdfs/120705_us_russia_nuclear_security_partnership.pdf</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:52:50 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>U.S.-Russian Partnership for Advancing a Nuclear Security Agenda</title>
            <description>A new paper by CNS, VCDNP, and the Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS, Moscow, Russia). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://cns.miis.edu/opapers/pdfs/120705_us_russia_nuclear_security_partnership.pdf&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://cns.miis.edu/opapers/images/120705_us_russia_nuclear_security_partnership_120x160.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <link>http://cns.miis.edu/opapers/pdfs/120705_us_russia_nuclear_security_partnership.pdf</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 5 Jul 2012 13:58:04 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>REPORT | Unleashing the Nuclear Watchdog: Strengthening and Reform of the IAEA</title>
            <description>On June 13, 2012, VCDNP hosted the launch of the &quot;Unleashing the Nuclear Watchdog: Strengthening and Reform of the IAEA&quot; report by Trevor Findlay.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/120619_findlay_iaea_seminar_report.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/images/120619_findlay_iaea_seminar_report_300x200.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:53:53 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>NATO-Russia Disputes and Cooperation on Missile Defense</title>
            <description>As the 2012 NATO Summit draws near, the lack of agreement between the Alliance and Russia stands in contrast to the promise of the last summit in 2010.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://cns.miis.edu/stories/120514_nato_russia_missile_defense.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://cns.miis.edu/stories/images/120514_nato_russia_missile_defense_276x220.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:56:02 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Report: VCDNP PrepCom Events</title>
            <description>VCDNP Holds a Number of High-Profile Events during the 2012 NPT Preparatory Committee Meetings in Vienna, Austria&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;www.vcdnp.org/120510_prepcom_events_report.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vcdnp.org/images/120510_prepcom_events_report__may4_5__600x250.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:53:01 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>FAQ: The 2012 Middle East Conference</title>
            <description>A Q&amp;A from CNS experts Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova and Chen Kane highlighting important details about the 2012 Conference.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://cns.miis.edu/stories/120508_mideast_conference_2012_faq.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://cns.miis.edu/nwfz_clearinghouse/images/world_map_nwfz.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 14:52:37 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Job: Postdoctoral/Sabbatical Fellowship</title>
            <description>The VCDNP invites applications for its postdoctoral/sabbatical fellowship program (unpaid). During his/her year in residence, the fellow will be expected to: (1) conduct research and publish/prepare for publication a significant work in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation or related field and (2) contribute to ongoing research and programmatic activities at VCDNP. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Priority App Deadline: May 15, 2012 (open until filled)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://vcdnp.org/job_postdoctoral_fellow.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://vcdnp.org/images/cns_vienna_office_andromeda_tower_300x225.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <link>http://vcdnp.org/job_postdoctoral_fellow.htm</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:37:05 -0700</pubDate>
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