Center for Nonproliferation Studies

The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) "strives to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information and analysis. CNS at the Monterey Institute of International Studies is the largest nongovernmental organization in the United States devoted exclusively to research and training on nonproliferation issues.

"Dr. William Potter established the Center in 1989 with a handful of Institute students. Today, CNS has a full-time staff of more than 40 specialists and over 50 graduate student research assistants located in offices in Monterey, Washington, DC, and Almaty, Kazakhstan. CNS is organized into five research programs: the Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Program, the East Asia Nonproliferation Program, the International Organization and Nonproliferation Program, the Newly Independent States Nonproliferation Program, and the WMD Terrorism Research Program."

International Advisory Board

 * Alexei Arbatov - Director, Center for International Defense Institute for World Economy and International Relations
 * Daniel Cort - Mayor, Pacific Grove
 * Jayantha Dhanapala - Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs
 * Pete V. Domenici - U.S. Senate (R-New Mexico)
 * Gloria Duffy - Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Club of California
 * Rolf Ekeus - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, High Commissioner on National Minorities, Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe
 * Christine Factor - Public Relations and Media Consultant
 * Nabil Fahmy - Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Washington, DC
 * Sam Farr - U.S. House of Representatives (D-California)
 * David Hamburg - President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York
 * Noel Irwin Hentschel - Chief Executive Officer, American Tours International
 * John Holum - Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
 * Roy S. Jespersen (Ret.) - Director, Wasatch Advisors
 * Major General Roland Lajoie (Ret.) - Chairman, U.S. Russia Joint Commission on POW-MIAs
 * Richard Lugar - Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
 * Sam Nunn (Ret., D-Georgia) - Co-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative
 * Clara Yu (ex-officio) - President, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Contact details
460 Pierce Street Monterey, CA 93940 USA Phone: +1 (831) 647-4154 Fax: +1 (831) 647-3519 E-mail: cns AT miis.edu Web: http://cns.miis.edu

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