Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Project Title
As a one-time only grant for a project analyzing the designation of nuclear materials as primarily for civilian or military use
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
0 months
Description
Some technologies and materials are useful for both the production of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. Such “dual use” items are governed by a system of national and international rules intended to allow the peaceful uses of nuclear energy without contributing to the development of nuclear weapons. These rules have increasingly been manipulated to allow some states to create infrastructures to build up or modernize their nuclear arsenals or create alliances with other states through the sharing of sensitive technologies. This project will analyze the implications of the flexibility with which some technologies and materials are designated as either civilian or military in nature and the consequences for global nonproliferation norms.
Website
Project Title
For a project on exiting proxy wars in the Arab region
Date
Jun. 14, 2018
Duration
60 months
Description
The current wave of conflict and state collapse in the Arab region is unprecedented in scale and scope in modern times. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in partnership with the Brookings Doha Center, will apply scholarly research on conflict de-escalation to today’s civil wars in the Arab region. The scholarly work will also inform international policy dialogues designed to highlight pathways to conflict mitigation and resolution in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, and Libya. The policy dialogues will convene thought leaders from the region and beyond to discuss the options for reigning in local proxies engaged conflict so as to reduce risk to civilians. Corporation funds will support research, policy dialogues, and publications.