Analysis / CommentaryHow to Deal with the Nuclear Skeletons in Iran’s ClosetByEric BrewerPublished Dec 21, 2020Why, exactly, does Iran’s abandoned nuclear weapons program still matter for U.S. policy? Three primary reasons stand out.
Analysis / CommentaryWhy Trump’s Retreat from US Allies Could Have Nuclear ConsequencesByEric BrewerPublished Oct 1, 2020For decades, America gave allies and partners good reason to shelve their nuclear weapons efforts.
Analysis / CommentaryToward a More Proliferated World? The Geopolitical Forces that Will Shape the Spread of Nuclear WeaponsByEric BrewerPublished Sep 2, 2020This joint CNAS-CSIS report identifies seven trends that are eroding the barriers to nuclear proliferation.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityPreventing Nuclear Risks in Outer SpaceByYukari SekiguchiPublished Jul 28, 2020Space is becoming an increasingly competitive domain and nuclear technologies, including both nuclear propulsion and energy production, could play a key role in advancing a variety of these missions.
Analysis / CommentaryWill U.S. Sanctions Snapback Force Iran Out of the NPT?ByEric BrewerPublished May 15, 2020As U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook made clear in his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, if the United States fails to secure an extension to the arms embargo against Iran that expires in October, it is willing to try and force the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran.
Analysis / CommentaryDid America Learn the Wrong Lessons from its Clash with Iran?ByEric BrewerPublished Mar 24, 2020The United States and Iran are once again on the verge of conflict. On March 11, a volley of short-range rockets killed a U.S. soldier and contractor, as well as a British solider, at an Iraqi base near Baghdad.
Analysis / CommentaryIran’s Recent Nuclear Announcement in the Context of Rising Regional TensionsByEric BrewerPublished Jan 6, 2020 On January 5—amidst quickly escalating tensions between the United States and Iran—Tehran announced its latest steps to walk back its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Analysis / CommentaryUnderstanding Iran’s Nuclear Escalation StrategyByEric BrewerPublished Dec 12, 2019Iran is back in the nuclear game.
Analysis / CommentaryWill Nuclear Weapons Make A Comeback?ByEric BrewerPublished Sep 23, 2019Only a handful of countries worldwide have nuclear weapons, and the risk of new entrants into the club, most experts agree, is relatively low.
Analysis / CommentarySeeing Red in Trump’s Iran StrategyByEric BrewerPublished Jul 3, 2019Iran’s nuclear actions so far do not merit a redline or the military response that could follow, nor do they rise to the level of an unacceptable threat to the United States or its interests. Rather, they are a signal that, although some in the Trump administration believe otherwise, Iran will not consent to being pushed via sanctions without seeking leverage of its own.