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Dina Esfandiary

Dina Esfandiary is an International Security Program Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a fellow in the Middle East Department of The Century Foundation.


Articles by Dina Esfandiary

The USS Abraham Lincoln on a 2012 mission in the Persian Gulf. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jerine Lee.

The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign: A prelude to war with Iran?

By Dina Esfandiary | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons, The Iranian problem

Iran’s missile tests: What exactly did they use, and what does it mean?

By Dina Esfandiary, Michael Elleman | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons, Technology and Security

Why nuclear dominoes won’t fall in the Middle East

By Dina Esfandiary, Ariane Tabatabai | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

The very small Islamic State WMD threat

By Dina Esfandiary, Matthew Cottee | Analysis, Biosecurity, Special Topics, Technology and Security

Meeting Iran’s nuclear fuel supply needs

By Dina Esfandiary, Ariane Tabatabai | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion