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Check out the video from the launch of Engagement, Coercion, and Iran’s NuclearChallenge below.
On the rest of this page you will find a selection of recent books, videos, and analysis done by Stimson experts on global nuclear issues. Please contact [email protected] for additional information.
In Reading Iran, Ellen Laipson examines the history of US engagements with Iran to illustrate the threats and dangers, as well as changing conditions that impact US-Iran relations. Reading Iran is a chapter in the “The Iran Primer,” a joint product of the US Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Realitiesexamines the convergence of renewed global interest in nuclear energy (specifically in the Middle East) with international efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons and to prevent the spread of nuclear materials and technology.
In this regional report, Brian Finlay, Johan Bergenas, and Veronica Tessler propose an innovative, “whole-of-society” approach to bridging the security/development divide in the Middle East that would leverage donor investments in both security assistance and development assistance, so as to ensure recipient state buy-in and an enduring return on investment.
Elements of a Nuclear Disarmament Treaty is a comprehensive analysis of the technical measures required to achieve and sustain a world without nuclear weapons. Topics in this far-sighted volume include the verified destruction of nuclear weapons, the safeguarding of dangerous nuclear materials, and the governance and enforcement of a nuclear-free world.
Ellen Laipson joins Robert Kaplan, Joe Cirincione, and Ambassador Richard Butler on Al Jazeera’s Empire to discuss the new arms race.
During the Stimson Center’s October Chairman’s Forum, General Michael V. Hayden discussed a variety of intelligence issues, including Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
During the Stimson Center’s September Chairman’s Forum, Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed Iran’s attempts to develop a nuclear program.
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For media queries, please contact April Umminger at [email protected].
Check out the video from the launch of Engagement, Coercion, and Iran’s Nuclear Challenge below.
On the rest of this page you will find a selection of recent books, videos, and analysis done by Stimson experts on global nuclear issues. Please contact [email protected] for additional information.
Experts
Barry Blechman Brian Finlay Ellen Laipson
Books and Reports
In Reading Iran, Ellen Laipson examines the history of US engagements with Iran to illustrate the threats and dangers, as well as changing conditions that impact US-Iran relations. Reading Iran is a chapter in the “The Iran Primer,” a joint product of the US Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Program: Southwest Asia/Gulf, Author: Ellen Laipson
Program: Unblocking the Road to Zero, Author: Anoush Eteshami
The Changing Political Utility of Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Threats from 1970-2010, examines the evolution of nuclear weapons during the transition from the Cold War to the 21st century.
Program: South Asia, Author: Samuel Black
Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Realities examines the convergence of renewed global interest in nuclear energy (specifically in the Middle East) with international efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons and to prevent the spread of nuclear materials and technology.
Programs: Southwest Asia, Unblocking the Road to Zero, and Managing Cross Boundaries
Program: Managing Cross Boundaries, Author: Brian Finlay
Elements of a Nuclear Disarmament Treaty is a comprehensive analysis of the technical measures required to achieve and sustain a world without nuclear weapons. Topics in this far-sighted volume include the verified destruction of nuclear weapons, the safeguarding of dangerous nuclear materials, and the governance and enforcement of a nuclear-free world.
Program: Unblocking the Road to Zero, Author: Barry Blechman
Media
Dr. Barry Blechman and Daniel Brumberg discuss recalibrating US Iran policy in light of the possible resumption of talks. Appeared in USA Today, November 7, 2010. Program: Unblocking the Road to Zero
Johan Bergenas analyzes The European Union’s Engagement with Iran in November’s Nonproliferation Review (by subscription only). Program: Managing Cross Boundaries
Dr. Barry Blechman and Alex Bollfrass provide the Viewpoint on Zero Nuclear Weapons: The Pragmatic Path to Security in November’s Nonproliferation Review (by subscription only).
Johan Bergenas, examines the evidence that a nuclear domino effect is widely predicted to follow an Iranian nuclear program in The Nuclear Domino Myth: Dismantling Worst-Case Proliferation Scenarios, appearing on foreignaffairs.com.
Video
Ellen Laipson joins Robert Kaplan, Joe Cirincione, and Ambassador Richard Butler on Al Jazeera’s Empire to discuss the new arms race.
During the Stimson Center’s October Chairman’s Forum, General Michael V. Hayden discussed a variety of intelligence issues, including Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
During the Stimson Center’s September Chairman’s Forum, Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed Iran’s attempts to develop a nuclear program.