No. Two of our graduate students review Chinese-language materials to shoot down that silly story from a few weeks ago about China giving Ukraine a nuclear umbrella. That’s Not What Xi Said! By Catherine Dill and Jonathan Ray Catherine Dill is a research assistant at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Jonathan Ray is a …
Charm Offensives and Drugstore Cowboys
by | 2014-01-13 | 16 Comments
Are the new Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, taking the United States for a ride? Have they agreed to an interim deal on enrichment as part of a master plan to lull the West into a false sense of security so that they can reverse course after eviscerating crippling …
Looking to the Past to Solve the Iranian Nuclear Issue
by | 2014-01-10 | 9 Comments
After striking an interim agreement in November 2013, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 have been engaged in technical discussions about implementation. Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, has indicated that the two sides are close to reaching an agreement and will likely hammer out all of the details some time in January. …
Whatever Happened to Minimum, Credible Deterrence?
by | 2014-01-06 | 9 Comments
This graphic of the nuclear competition on the subcontinent was compiled by my colleagues, Julia Thompson and Lita Ledesma, to illustrate the contents of Stimson’s new book, Deterrence Stability and Escalation Control in South Asia. It’s a sobering depiction of high-octane missile development programs and lethargic diplomacy. It still doesn’t begin to reflect the difficulties national …
