One of the more intriguing aspects of conflict and war since World War II is the paradox of conventional or limited war in an atomic or nuclear age. One war theorist argued that as soon as the atomic bomb or nuclear bomb came into the picture, the assumption or even the myth that the atomic … Continue reading Conventional Warfare in a Nuclear Age
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Nuclear Proliferation and Iran
One should perhaps be mindful that the basic paradigm of big power and small country relations constitutes the system itself. When a small country decides to step out of the basic paradigm, it translates into a challenge to the system as a whole. And while difficult at first, the strategy of stepping out of the … Continue reading Nuclear Proliferation and Iran
Atomic Blackmail
In turn, the change or the shift in the global balance of power between Russia and the United States has led to an unexpected rise in tensions between the two sides. For instance, the war in Ukraine – as opposed to watering down and transitioning to an end or a resolution – has only escalated in recent … Continue reading Atomic Blackmail
Adam A. Azim 