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'''Joseph Cirincione''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|ɪr|ɪ|n|s|i|ˈ|oʊ|n|i}},<ref>{{YouTube|id=X7glNjmOtdU |time=6 | Self-introduction}}</ref> {{respell|SIR|in|see|OWN|ee}} (born November 13, 1949) is a national security analyst and author. He served as the president of the ], a public grant-making foundation focused on ] and conflict resolution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pf.pyramidwest.net/what-we-do/publications/joseph-cirincione-lead |title=Joseph Cirincione to Lead Expansion of Ploughshares Fund |date=February 20, 2008 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130703090120/http://pf.pyramidwest.net/what-we-do/publications/joseph-cirincione-lead |archivedate=July 3, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://washingtonnote.com/center_for_amer/ |title=Center for American Progress Nuke Expert Becomes Foundation President |first=Steve |last=Clemons |authorlink=Steven Clemons |work=Washington Note |date=February 19, 2008}}</ref>
'''Joseph Cirincione''' (b. November 13, 1949) is the President of the ],<ref>http://www.ploughshares.org</ref> a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear weapons policy and conflict resolution. He was appointed to the presidency by the Ploughshares board of directors on March 5, 2008. Cirincione had previously served as vice president for national security and international policy at the ] in ], and for eight years as the director for non-proliferation at the ]. He is the author of ''Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons''<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Bomb-Scare-History-Nuclear-Weapons/dp/0231135106</ref> (Columbia University Press, 2007) and ''Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats''<ref>http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=16650&prog=zgp&proj=znpp</ref> (Carnegie Endowment, second edition 2006) and the co-author of ''Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security'' <ref>http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=16593&prog=zgp&proj=znpp</ref>(Carnegie Endowment, 2005) and "WMD in Iraq: Evidence and Implications"<ref>http://www.carnegieendowment.org/npp/iraqintell/home.cfm</ref> (Carnegie Endowment, 2003). He is on the adjunct faculty of the ] ], where he teaches in the ] Program, and a member of the ].


==Career==
Cirincione chaired and organized five of the annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences, considered the premier event in the field. Video and audio recordings of the conferences are available on line as well as a DVD of the 2005 conference highlights,<ref>http://www.carnegieendowment.org/static/npp/2005conference/2005_conference.htm</ref> including Cirincione's 15-minute slide and film presentation, "A Brief History of the Nuclear Age."<ref>http://www.dotorgdigital.com/showNov7.html</ref>
Cirincione was appointed president of ] on March 5, 2008. He retired from the position on July 1, 2020. He joined the ] as a non-resident fellow in September 2020, and is an adjunct faculty member at the ] School of Foreign Service.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joe Cirincione to join Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft as Senior Non-Resident Fellow|url=https://quincyinst.org/press/joe-cirincione-to-join-quincy-institute-as-senior-non-resident-fellow/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Georgetown University Faculty Directory|url=https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RVoYAAW/joseph-cirincione|access-date=2021-01-07|website=gufaculty360.georgetown.edu}}</ref> He resigned from the Quincy Institute in August 2022 in protest of its dovish response to the ], which he described as "a completely unjustified, unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state".<ref name="MJ-Quincy">{{cite journal |title=America's Top Anti-War Think Tank Is Fracturing Over Ukraine |journal=Mother Jones |date=August 2022 |last1=Spinelli |first1=Dan |last2=Friedman |first2=Dan |issn=0362-8841 |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/quincy-institute-cirincione-eaton-resignations-nato-ukraine/ |accessdate=2022-09-05 }}</ref>


He is the author or editor of seven books, including ''Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late'' (Columbia University Press, 2013), ''Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons'' (Columbia University Press, 2007) and ''Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carnegieendowment.org/2005/07/10/deadly-arsenals-nuclear-biological-and-chemical-threats-second-edition-revised-and-expanded/916 |title=Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats |first1=Joseph |last1=Cirincione |first2=Jon |last2=Wolfsthal |first3=Miriam |last3=Rajkumar |edition=2nd |publisher=] |date=July 10, 2005 |accessdate=2013-05-24}}</ref> (Carnegie Endowment, second edition 2006) and the co-author of ''Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security'' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=16593&prog=zgp&proj=znpp |title=Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security |first1=George |last1=Perkovich |first2=Jessica |last2=Tuchman Mathews |first3=Joseph |last3=Cirincione |first4=Rose |last4=Gottemoeller |first5=Jon B. |last5=Wolfsthal|date=March 2005 |publisher=] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061228023745/https://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=16593&prog=zgp&proj=znpp |archivedate=2006-12-28}}</ref> (Carnegie Endowment, 2005). Cirincione is also the author of over eight hundred articles and reports on defense and national security.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joseph Cirincione, Author at Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft|url=https://quincyinst.org/author/jcirincione/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft|language=en}}</ref>
⚫ He worked for nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives as a professional staff member of the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Government Operations, and served as staff director of the bipartisan Military Reform Caucus.


Cirincione has advocated for negotiations to end the diplomatic stalemate regarding the ].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Cirincione |first=Joseph |title=The Clock's Ticking: Stop Iran Before It Is Too Late |journal=Arms Control Today |date=November 2006 |publisher=] |url=http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2006_11/StopIran.asp}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gwertzman |first=Bernard |title=Q&A: Iran's Nuclear Issues |url=https://www.nytimes.com/cfr/international/slot1_010606.html |newspaper=] |date=January 6, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/221 |title=Video discussion with Cirincione and Jacqueline Shire |publisher=] |date=April 19, 2007}}</ref> In 2009, he appeared on '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ahhfo9/the-colbert-report-better-know-a-lobby---ploughshares-fund |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817224934/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ahhfo9/the-colbert-report-better-know-a-lobby---ploughshares-fund |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 17, 2015 |title=Better Know a Lobby - Ploughshares Fund |date=November 30, 2009 |work=]}}</ref> While at Ploughshares Fund, Cirincione was also the host of the nuclear security podcast, ''Press The Button''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-24|title=Press the Button|url=https://www.ploughshares.org/pressthebutton|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Ploughshares Fund|language=en}}</ref>
In May 2004 the National Journal listed Cirincione as one of the 100 people who will play a critical role in the policy debates of the next administration. The World Affairs Councils of America in 2005 named him one of 500 people whose views have the most influence in shaping American foreign policy. He lectures around the world on nuclear policy and is widely published in the field with over 300 articles to his credit. He tweets @Cirincione.


Cirincione previously served as vice president for national security and international policy at the ] in ]. For eight years, he was the director for non-proliferation at the ], where he chaired and organized five annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carnegieendowment.org/static/npp/2005conference/2005_conference.htm |title=2005 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference |publisher=] He worked as a senior associate at the Stimson Center for over five years, where he directed the Campaign for the Non-Proliferation Treaty advocating the indefinite extension of this treaty, and the Coalition on Nuclear Dangers, urging support for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty a sharp reductions in global nuclear arsenals. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060329020315/http://www.carnegieendowment.org/static/npp/2005conference/2005_conference.htm |archivedate=2006-03-29}}</ref> The 2005 conference included Cirincione's presentation, "A Brief History of the Atomic Age."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAZlO1CqMnU&index=1&list=PL7BA15390EF85D67C |title=A Brief History of the Atomic Age |last=Cirncione |first=Joseph |year=2005 |publisher=Dot-Org Digital Media Services}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
He is featured along with other foreign affairs experts in interviews in ]'s documentary film ''],'' in the 2010 documentary by ], " and in Denis Delestrac's "]".


⚫ He worked for nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning in 1985 as a professional staff member of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?198150-1/qa-joseph-cirincione |title=Joseph Cirincione |publisher=C-SPAN |work=Q&A |date=May 27, 2007}}</ref> He also served as a staff member of the ], and served as staff director of the bipartisan Military Reform Caucus.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Cirincione was an informal adviser to Senator Barack Obama's campaign, focusing his work on nuclear matters.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080520/bs_ibd_ibd/20080520issues01</ref><ref>http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/4940</ref>


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Cirincione is a member of the Global Agenda Council on Catastrophic Risk and the Global Agenda Council on Weapons of Mass Destruction. He was an expert advisor to the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, chaired by former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry and former Secretary of Energy and Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger. Cirincione also served as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism, headed by former Senator ] (D-FL) and former Senator ] (R-MO).
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Joseph Cirincione
Born (1949-11-13) November 13, 1949 (age 75)
Occupation(s)President, Ploughshares Fund

Joseph Cirincione (/ˌsɪrɪnsiˈoʊni/, SIR-in-see-OWN-ee (born November 13, 1949) is a national security analyst and author. He served as the president of the Ploughshares Fund, a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear nonproliferation and conflict resolution.

Career

Cirincione was appointed president of Ploughshares Fund on March 5, 2008. He retired from the position on July 1, 2020. He joined the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft as a non-resident fellow in September 2020, and is an adjunct faculty member at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He resigned from the Quincy Institute in August 2022 in protest of its dovish response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he described as "a completely unjustified, unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state".

He is the author or editor of seven books, including Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late (Columbia University Press, 2013), Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons (Columbia University Press, 2007) and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats (Carnegie Endowment, second edition 2006) and the co-author of Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security (Carnegie Endowment, 2005). Cirincione is also the author of over eight hundred articles and reports on defense and national security.

Cirincione has advocated for negotiations to end the diplomatic stalemate regarding the nuclear program of Iran. In 2009, he appeared on The Colbert Report. While at Ploughshares Fund, Cirincione was also the host of the nuclear security podcast, Press The Button.

Cirincione previously served as vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. For eight years, he was the director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he chaired and organized five annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences. The 2005 conference included Cirincione's presentation, "A Brief History of the Atomic Age."

He worked for nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning in 1985 as a professional staff member of the Committee on Armed Services. He also served as a staff member of the Committee on Government Operations, and served as staff director of the bipartisan Military Reform Caucus.

References

  1. Self-introduction on YouTube
  2. "Joseph Cirincione to Lead Expansion of Ploughshares Fund". Ploughshares Fund. February 20, 2008. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013.
  3. Clemons, Steve (February 19, 2008). "Center for American Progress Nuke Expert Becomes Foundation President". Washington Note.
  4. "Joe Cirincione to join Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft as Senior Non-Resident Fellow". Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. Spinelli, Dan; Friedman, Dan (August 2022). "America's Top Anti-War Think Tank Is Fracturing Over Ukraine". Mother Jones. ISSN 0362-8841. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  7. Cirincione, Joseph; Wolfsthal, Jon; Rajkumar, Miriam (July 10, 2005). "Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats" (2nd ed.). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. Perkovich, George; Tuchman Mathews, Jessica; Cirincione, Joseph; Gottemoeller, Rose; Wolfsthal, Jon B. (March 2005). "Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on December 28, 2006.
  9. "Joseph Cirincione, Author at Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft". Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  10. Cirincione, Joseph (November 2006). "The Clock's Ticking: Stop Iran Before It Is Too Late". Arms Control Today. Arms Control Association.
  11. Gwertzman, Bernard (January 6, 2006). "Q&A: Iran's Nuclear Issues". New York Times.
  12. "Video discussion with Cirincione and Jacqueline Shire". Bloggingheads.tv. April 19, 2007.
  13. "Better Know a Lobby - Ploughshares Fund". The Colbert Report. November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015.
  14. "Press the Button". Ploughshares Fund. April 24, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  15. "2005 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace He worked as a senior associate at the Stimson Center for over five years, where he directed the Campaign for the Non-Proliferation Treaty advocating the indefinite extension of this treaty, and the Coalition on Nuclear Dangers, urging support for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty a sharp reductions in global nuclear arsenals. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006.
  16. Cirncione, Joseph (2005). "A Brief History of the Atomic Age". Dot-Org Digital Media Services.
  17. "Joseph Cirincione". Q&A. C-SPAN. May 27, 2007.

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