News and Events

ONN's Research and Analysis Manager Marcy R. Fowler and Research Assistant Elin Bergner delivered an in-person skill-building session on open-source intelligence analysis.

From 7 October to 8 November 2024, Open Nuclear Network (ONN) participated in the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) First Committee on Disarmament and International Security in New York, the United States.

Open Nuclear Network (ONN) and Forecasting Research Institute (FRI) are pleased to invite you to an upcoming hybrid side event “A Gamble of Our Own Choosing: Forecasting Strategies to Reduce Nuclear Risks” at the UNGA First Committee, New York. The side event is co-sponsored by the UN Office for Dis...

ONN Senior Analyst Jaewoo Shin spoke at United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at Vienna's panel “After the Summit of the Future: New Momentum for Arms Control & Disarmament?”, highlighting the challenging state of nuclear disarmament and emphasising the Pact's forward-looking approac...

ONN Senior Analyst Sarah Laderman, Research Assistant Nikita Degtyarev, Analyst Tianran Xu, Research Assistant Elin Bergner and Research and Analysis Manager Marcy R Fowler authored a report "Fissile Material and Nuclear Force Structure in North Korea" for The Royal United Services Institute for Def...

From 22 July to 2 August, Open Nuclear Network (ONN) participated in the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Geneva, Switzerland. This was the second of three sessions leading up to the 2026 Review Conferen...

The Forecasting Research Institute (FRI) and Open Nuclear Network (ONN), in association with the University of Pennsylvania, are conducting a comprehensive study aimed at understanding the spectrum of expert opinions on the risk of nuclear catastrophes in the upcoming decades.

Open Nuclear Network (ONN) is excited to be an implementing partner in the Countering WMD Disinformation: A Global Partnership Initiative.

We are pleased to announce that starting in June 2024, Open Nuclear Network (ONN) will join the PAX sapiens (PAX) foundation, which is part of the Marcel Arsenault and Cynda Collins Arsenault family of foundations.

ONN is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Swift Centre, a renowned forecasting organisation. This collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed earlier last week, will integrate advanced forecasting techniques with ONN's open-source data analysis effo...

ONN Director Andreas Persbo has joined the International Gender Champions Vienna Hub leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.

Open Nuclear Network (ONN) is glad to announce the election of Ambassador Kent Härstedt as the chair of the ONN Advisory Council.

The Forecasting Research Institute (FRI) and Open Nuclear Network (ONN) are collaborating on a research project to better understand the range of expert views on the risk factors that may lead to nuclear weapons use at a catastrophic scale.

Our Research Assistant, Elin Bergner, and Research Consultant, Kseniia Pirnavskaia, joined a new policy cycle of the British American Security Information Council's Emerging Voice Network. Elin will tackle de-siloing existential threats workshops, and Kseniia will co-author a paper on strengthening ...