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The Pitfalls of Offensive Counterproliferation

Ali Abbas0 Comments

Published: April 30, 2026 The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was intended to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, and it has achieved remarkable success. Since the treaty was entered into…

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Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Emerging Technologies

Muhammad Usama Khalid0 Comments

Published: April 21, 2026 The amalgamation of emerging technologies and nuclear weapons systems is significantly impacting the landscape of strategic stability. The primary problem associated with such technologies is their…

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Iran’s Missile-Drone Campaign and Its Implications for the United States’ Deterrence

Tahir Mahmood Azad0 Comments

Published: April 16, 2026 The ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel has produced one of the most significant case studies in the evolution of contemporary warfare. Iran,…

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From Shaheds to Strait Control: Why Iran Can Still Influence Global Trade

Raphael Chiswick0 Comments

On Saturday, the 14th of March 2026, President Donald Trump stated that the United States had destroyed ‘100% of Iran’s military capability’. If there is one thing that the war…

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Much Ado About Nothing: The Proliferation Debate Post Venezuela

Soumyadeep Bidyanta0 Comments

The morning of January 3rd, 2026, a U.S. Army delta-force team conducted an operation in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing President Maduro and his wife. The operation comes in the wake of…

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Snapback Sanctions: The Collapse of Western Diplomacy with Iran

Sidra Shaukat0 Comments

On September 28, 2025, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) re-imposed previously lifted sanctions against Iran. The move occurred when the European powers triggered the “snapback” mechanism of the Joint…

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HS-Iran’s Nuclear Crossroads: Strategic Risks, Diplomatic Dilemmas with Sarah Burkhard/Olli Heinonen

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Hosted by the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS), this virtual seminar brought together leading experts to examine the evolving nuclear landscape in Iran. Moderated by Peter Huessy, Senior Fellow…

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What Does Xi Jinping’s Engagement in Conflicts Reveal to the World?

Dawood Tanin0 Comments

The world today is more unsettled and volatile than ever. The war in Ukraine has become Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. Tensions between Israel and Iran cast a…

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Deterrence of North Korea and Iran: Interests-Objectives-Analysis Framework

Nathan Heath0 Comments

On June 22, the United States struck multiple Iranian nuclear sites, marking a tipping point in its deterrence of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions. It was no longer enough to…

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This Week in Deterrence (September 15-19, 2025)

GSR Staff0 Comments

This past week was maelstrom of activities in deterrence. We are seeing a shift of the forces reshaping deterrence across domains. Paramount is the urgency of integrating allied doctrine, accelerating…

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Deterring Nuclear Terrorism in the Era of Great Power Competition

Alexis Schlotterback0 Comments

As the Cold War ended and new counterterrorism priorities took root in the 2000s, the threat of nuclear terrorism cemented itself as the ultimate catastrophic scenario. Dick Cheney famously stated…