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Analysis, BASIC News, Responsibilities and Global Governance

Reimagining the Perils of Brinkmanship in South Asia

In the latest series of articles reflecting on the anniversary of the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis, Syed Ali Zia Jaffery examines how misperceptions, weak crisis-management mechanisms, emerging technologies, and geographical proximity could make future India-Pakistan crises dangerously prone to nuclear brinkmanship.

May 13, 2026
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery 2026-05-13T15:07:02+01:00
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Analysis, BASIC News, Nuclear Responsibilities

India’s Post-May Signalling and the Erosion of Restraint in South Asia

In the latest of a series of articles assessing recent hostilities between India and Pakistan,…

December 4, 2025
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery 2025-12-04T09:29:34+00:00
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Analysis, BASIC News, Blog, Nuclear Responsibilities

Applying the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach to Sino-US Arms Control Dialogues 

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery, Deputy Director at CSSPR, writes on Applying the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach to Sino-US Arms Control Dialogues.

August 13, 2024
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery 2024-08-13T11:28:18+01:00
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Analysis, BASIC News, Blog, Nuclear Responsibilities

Communicating Nuclear Responsibilities Through Leadership

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery, Deputy Director at CSSPR, writes on how leaders of nuclear states can better communicate nuclear responsibilities and their fulfilment to multiple audiences across the globe.

March 20, 2023
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery 2023-03-20T09:00:00+00:00

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