Feb 24, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he and Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte hold a joint news conference at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague March 25, 2014. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

The 2016 Washington Summit: Time to Open the Next Chapter in Nuclear Security

The fourth and almost certainly final Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) will take place from March 31 to April 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. Washington hosted the first such meeting of heads of states and government in 2010, followed by summits in Seoul (2012) and the Hague (2014). Though the NSS process is about to end, the struggle to prevent nuclear terrorism is not, and at present there is no vehicle with which to carry these efforts forward in a concerted manner. The NSS process has led to significant achievements in securing nuclear materials worldwide, but much more remains to be done.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he and Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte hold a joint news conference at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague March 25, 2014. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

The fourth and almost certainly final Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) will take place from March 31 to April 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. Washington hosted the first such meeting of heads of states and government in 2010, followed by summits in Seoul (2012) and the Hague (2014). Though the NSS process is about to end, the struggle to prevent nuclear terrorism is not, and at present there is no vehicle with which to carry these efforts forward in a concerted manner. The NSS process has led to significant achievements in securing nuclear materials worldwide, but much more remains to be done.

Dec 18, 2019
World leaders walk off after a family photo session at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Six Global Summits to Watch in 2020

As the second decade of this century comes to a close, effective multilateral cooperation seems to be on the ropes. The Donald J. Trump administration has abandoned U.S. global leadership, brazen geopolitics have returned with a vengeance, and populist leaders have exploited public dissatisfaction with globalization to chip away at European and broader global integration.

World leaders walk off after a family photo session at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

As the second decade of this century comes to a close, effective multilateral cooperation seems to be on the ropes. The Donald J. Trump administration has abandoned U.S. global leadership, brazen geopolitics have returned with a vengeance, and populist leaders have exploited public dissatisfaction with globalization to chip away at European and broader global integration.