Steven Pifer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4502845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven Pifer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven |
| FAMILY NAME | Pifer |
| SIGNATURE | PIFER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Disintegration of the USSR and the Fate of the Soviet Nuclear Arsenal
Mariana Budjeryn, Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022. 328 pp. $34.95.Editor's Introduction: Mariana Budjeryn's book Inheriting the Bomb provides an in-depth analysis of the domestic and international political context of the decision by Ukraine in the first half of the 1990s to relinquish the Soviet nuclear forces that were left on its territory aft…
The logic for US ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The United States has accepted increasingly stringent limits on nuclear testing, culminating in the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. However, the US Senate in 1999 failed to consent to ratification, given concerns about verifying the treaty and maintaining safe and reliable US nuclear weapons without testing. Since then, the US Stockpile Stewardship Program has matured and allowed certification that US nuclear weapons remain safe and r…
Obama's Faltering Nuclear Legacy: The 3 R's
April 5, 2015, marked the sixth anniversary of Barack Obama's speech to the citizens of Prague, in which he highlighted “America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nucle
Forum: Nato and Russia
In the last issue of Survival, Matthew Kroenig proposed a new NATO strategy towards Russia. We invited American, European and Russian experts to react
Big Bets and Black Swans 2014: A Presidential Briefing Book
Ukraine's Perilous Balancing Act
As democratic backsliding cools Ukraine's relations with the West, Yanukovych faces the prospect of having to deal with Putin and Moscow from a weaker position
After START: Hurdles Ahead
The Obama administration regards a post-START treaty as the first step in a continuing process of nuclear arms reductions. But this will prove the last ‘easy’ nuclear arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow
Ukraine's Geopolitical Choice, 2009
A noted specialist in international affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine reviews and analyzes the history of independent Ukraine's relations with Russia and the West following the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The author proceeds to examine the multifaceted Western position toward Kyiv as it has evolved through June 2009, paying due attention to the European Union and NATO. He then discusses the factors contributing to the volatili…
European Mediators and Ukraine's Orange Revolution
Polish, Lithuanian, and EU mediation helped Ukraine find a nonviolent political resolution to the Orange Revolution
Ukraine's bid for a decisive place in history
The current and former U.S. ambassadors to Ukraine chart some of the lessons of the last 10 years and the issues ahead. Although Ukraine's future is its own to define, outsiders can help or hinder the prospects for partnership in the Euro‐Atlantic community
European Mediators and Ukraine's Orange Revolution
Polish, Lithuanian, and EU mediation helped Ukraine find a nonviolent political resolution to the Orange Revolution
Obama's Faltering Nuclear Legacy: The 3 R's
April 5, 2015, marked the sixth anniversary of Barack Obama's speech to the citizens of Prague, in which he highlighted “America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nucle
Ukraine's bid for a decisive place in history
The current and former U.S. ambassadors to Ukraine chart some of the lessons of the last 10 years and the issues ahead. Although Ukraine's future is its own to define, outsiders can help or hinder the prospects for partnership in the Euro‐Atlantic community
Ukraine's bid for a decisive place in history
The current and former U.S. ambassadors to Ukraine chart some of the lessons of the last 10 years and the issues ahead. Although Ukraine's future is its own to define, outsiders can help or hinder the prospects for partnership in the Euro‐Atlantic community
European Mediators and Ukraine's Orange Revolution
Polish, Lithuanian, and EU mediation helped Ukraine find a nonviolent political resolution to the Orange Revolution
After START: Hurdles Ahead
The Obama administration regards a post-START treaty as the first step in a continuing process of nuclear arms reductions. But this will prove the last ‘easy’ nuclear arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow
Ukraine's Geopolitical Choice, 2009
A noted specialist in international affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine reviews and analyzes the history of independent Ukraine's relations with Russia and the West following the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The author proceeds to examine the multifaceted Western position toward Kyiv as it has evolved through June 2009, paying due attention to the European Union and NATO. He then discusses the factors contributing to the volatili…
Ukraine's Perilous Balancing Act
As democratic backsliding cools Ukraine's relations with the West, Yanukovych faces the prospect of having to deal with Putin and Moscow from a weaker position
Big Bets and Black Swans 2014: A Presidential Briefing Book
Obama's Faltering Nuclear Legacy: The 3 R's
April 5, 2015, marked the sixth anniversary of Barack Obama's speech to the citizens of Prague, in which he highlighted “America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nucle
Forum: Nato and Russia
In the last issue of Survival, Matthew Kroenig proposed a new NATO strategy towards Russia. We invited American, European and Russian experts to react
The logic for US ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The United States has accepted increasingly stringent limits on nuclear testing, culminating in the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. However, the US Senate in 1999 failed to consent to ratification, given concerns about verifying the treaty and maintaining safe and reliable US nuclear weapons without testing. Since then, the US Stockpile Stewardship Program has matured and allowed certification that US nuclear weapons remain safe and r…
The Disintegration of the USSR and the Fate of the Soviet Nuclear Arsenal
Mariana Budjeryn, Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022. 328 pp. $34.95.Editor's Introduction: Mariana Budjeryn's book Inheriting the Bomb provides an in-depth analysis of the domestic and international political context of the decision by Ukraine in the first half of the 1990s to relinquish the Soviet nuclear forces that were left on its territory aft…
Political science (9 works) · Law (4 works) · Nuclear Issues and Defense (4 works) · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (3 works) · European Politics and Security (3 works) · International trade (3 works) · Arms control (2 works) · Biology (2 works)