Nuclear Issues

If you think like a realist, many confusing aspects of world politics become easier to understand, writes Stephen Walt.

Ariane M. Tabatabai describes Iran's foreign policymaking process.

The authors lay out their case for the United States maintaining a coherent nonproliferation policy in the Middle East and beyond to limit the damage to nuclear nonproliferation efforts and offer three steps for strengthening nonproliferation after withdrawal from the JCPOA.

Mahsa Rouhi compares and contrasts the situations with Iran and North Korea and warns of the consequences.

Stephen Walt writes that Donald Trump's goal in withdrawing the United States from the JCPOA is to prevent Iran from establishing normal relations with the rest of the world.

Britain, France, and Germany's outreach to Trump has increasingly put them in a position where they will likely be blamed by all sides in case the nuclear deal collapses.

Stephen Walt discusses the efforts of Germany, France, and the U.K to persuade Trump to stay in the JCPOA.

Ilan Goldenberg and Ariane Tabatabai analyze the consequences of U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA.

The authors offer three insights from Ukraine's path to denuclearization that may help deal with today’s proliferation challenges.