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Middle East

What a second Trump administration may mean for the Saudi nuclear program

By Nour Eid | Nuclear Risk, Voices of Tomorrow

A wargame suggests how a war between Israel and Iran might go nuclear

By Henry Sokolski | Nuclear Weapons

Wargame simulated a conflict between Israel and Iran: It quickly went nuclear

By Henry Sokolski | Nuclear Weapons

How to avoid nuclear escalation as a confident Iran and insecure Israel square off

By Assaf Zoran | Nuclear Weapons

Houthi attacks from Yemen show need for controls on advanced missile technology proliferation

By James Brady | Nuclear Risk

US State Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 7, 2023.

The coming US-Saudi nuclear deal: Keep it honest

By Henry Sokolski, Sharon Squassoni | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Narrative warfare: How disinformation shapes the Israeli-Hamas conflict—and millions of minds

By Yusuf Can | Disruptive Technologies

US State Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 7, 2023.

Saudi Arabia can alleviate US concerns over its civilian nuclear energy program. Here’s how.

By Bilal Y. Saab, Chen Zak Kane | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Nuclear Notebook: Israeli nuclear weapons, 2022

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Mike Pompeo and Mohammed bin Salman

Toward an honest Middle East nonproliferation policy

By Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski | Nuclear Risk, Opinion

A Facebook post.

Coronavirus disinformation adds conspiratorial fuel to a volatile Middle East

By Samikshya Siwakoti, Jacob N. Shapiro, Isra Thange, Alaa Ghoneim | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

People walking in Shiraz, Iran

Coronavirus in the Middle East: A rare opportunity for diplomacy?

By Chen Zak Kane, Rhianna Tyson Kreger | Analysis, Biosecurity