Nuclear South Asia: A Guide to India, Pakistan, and the Bomb is a free Stimson Open Online Course (SOOC). Nuclear South Asia provides the emerging generation of strategic analysts in India, Pakistan, and elsewhere with a…
Even after the Iran nuclear agreement, nuclear dangers are growing on four fronts – North Korea; U.S.-Russian relations; India-Pakistan, with China mixed in; and the potential for offshore frictions between the United States and…
The strategic competition between India and Pakistan is evolving, with India outpacing Pakistan in conventional capabilities while Pakistan seeks to compete with nuclear capabilities. India’s economy is eight times larger than Pakistan’s, and…
Thankfully, a dispiriting election season in the United States is almost over. France and Germany await their ordeals. Democracies have been battered by the Great Recession, triggered by the greed of financial institutions…
Watch the event video below or click here. WHAT: The Stimson Center convened a luncheon conversation on nuclear learning with Amandeep Gill, Indian Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs with Michael Krepon and…
Watch the event below or click here. The Stimson Center recently released, Military Budgets in India and Pakistan: Trajectories, Priorities, and Risks. The report—written by Research Associate Shane Mason— examines trends in defense spending in India…
Since testing nuclear weapons in 1998, Pakistan has lost while India has gained regional and international standing. Pakistan has also become less confident of its national security as the United States has gravitated…
Almost every contemporary issue having to do with nuclear weapons has been considered in earlier debates. Indeed, the earlier the better, since it’s easier for strategic analysts to be prescient when starting from…
After the attack on an Indian military post at Uri, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a speech about strategic restraint, which I applauded in this space. But I also wrote, “This isn’t over…
Watch the event video below or click here. The Stimson Center hosted a luncheon conversation on Pakistan’s regional security with Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed and National Assembly Member Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal….
By Sameer Lalwani: After last week’s terrorist attack on an Indian military base in Uri, Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of 18 soldiers, a debate over how to respond has ripped through…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, like his two predecessors, has opted for restraint in the face of provocations by violent extremist groups that have found safe havens within Pakistan. Modi publicly announced – at a political…
The Nuclear Ban Treaty and Our Wobbly Nuclear Order
Even after the Iran nuclear agreement, nuclear dangers are growing on four fronts – North Korea; U.S.-Russian relations; India-Pakistan, with China mixed in; and the potential for offshore frictions between the United States and…