Oppenheimer Project Senior Director Theo Kalionzes talks nuclear finance at Wilton Park’s Nuclear Dialogue Africa!
Speaking on innovative and non-traditional financing models for a resilient and diverse nuclear supply chains, Theo emphasized the need for private philanthropy to make sustained investments in scaling nuclear energy efficiently and responsibly.
Trump’s National Security Strategy sparks hopes for diplomacy with North Korea
Since the Administration quietly released the document overnight on December 4th, 2025, Reuters journalists have noticed the omission of any reference to “denuclearising” North Korea as a goal. The goal of ending the DPRK’s nuclear program had been a mainstay of American national security strategies since 2003, leading some to believe the Administration aims to revive talks with their Northeast Asian counterparts in 2026.
Russia awaits answer from the US on New START
On Wednesday, December 10th, Russian officials announced that they are still awaiting a formal response from U.S. President Donald Trump on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s to jointly abide by the New START limits on deployed long-range nuclear weapons beyond the treaty’s expiration in February 2026.
China plans world’s first nuclear-powered cargo ship
Chinese State-owned Jiangnan Shipyard is designing a 25,000-container nuclear-powered vessel, its vice president Lin Qingshan said during the Marintec China conference in Shanghai. The reactor design is classified as a fourth-generation nuclear system and is expected to have a 40-year operational lifespan.
The New Yorker profiles IAEA chief
In a new profile published on Friday, December 12, Robin Wright of The New Yorker sat down with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi to discuss his career tracking nuclear materials and supporting the peaceful uses of nuclear technology.
Podcast of the Week – Lucas
Our podcast of the week section returns! This week, I listened to the newest episode of the Net Assessment podcast from the Stimson Center, titled “‘Safer, Richer, Freer, Greater’? Trump’s New Strategy for American Power.” In this episode, hosts Christopher Preble, Melanie Marlowe, and Zach Cooper discuss the triumphs and tragedies of the Trump Administration’s new National Security Strategy. Together, they powerfully inquire into the logics and contradictions present throughout the document and speculate about how this will, or as they believe will not, influence U.S. foreign policy going forward.