Executive summary: The Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, which aimed to secure and dismantle weapons of mass destruction in former Soviet states after 1991, succeeded due to the interpersonal skills, strategic leadership, and personal qualities of key individuals involved in its origins and implementation.
Key points:
Preparatory academic and policy work in the 1980s by figures like David Hamburg and Jane Wales helped lay the groundwork for CTR’s initial success.
Interpersonal skills such as building trust, bringing people together across disciplines, mentoring others, and communicating effectively were crucial to CTR’s achievements.
Strategic leadership qualities included establishing a clear vision, taking a long-term view, having an entrepreneurial approach, and modeling good epistemics and collaborative norms.
Important personal qualities and values of key contributors were a strong sense of mission, boldness and willingness to take risks, and readiness to embrace responsibility in challenging circumstances.
While highly impactful in eliminating many weapons of mass destruction, CTR has faced limitations and may need to evolve its model for the future.
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Executive summary: The Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, which aimed to secure and dismantle weapons of mass destruction in former Soviet states after 1991, succeeded due to the interpersonal skills, strategic leadership, and personal qualities of key individuals involved in its origins and implementation.
Key points:
Preparatory academic and policy work in the 1980s by figures like David Hamburg and Jane Wales helped lay the groundwork for CTR’s initial success.
Interpersonal skills such as building trust, bringing people together across disciplines, mentoring others, and communicating effectively were crucial to CTR’s achievements.
Strategic leadership qualities included establishing a clear vision, taking a long-term view, having an entrepreneurial approach, and modeling good epistemics and collaborative norms.
Important personal qualities and values of key contributors were a strong sense of mission, boldness and willingness to take risks, and readiness to embrace responsibility in challenging circumstances.
While highly impactful in eliminating many weapons of mass destruction, CTR has faced limitations and may need to evolve its model for the future.
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