Rabia Akhtar

Jan 17, 2025 | belfercenter.org | Rabia Akhtar |Simon Saradzhyan |Mark Bell |Matthew Evangelista

Visiting Scholar in the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard University and Associate Professor in the Department of Government & Politics at St. John's University, Dr. David Kearn urges President Trump to cancel the SLCM-N program. Kearn, David . “Memo to Trump: Cancel the sea-launched nuclear cruise missile.” January 17, 2025 Memo to Trump: Cancel the sea-launched nuclear cruise missile Want to read more? The full text of this publication is available in the link below.

May 8, 2024 | koreatimes.co.kr | Rabia Akhtar

By Rabia AkhtarThe Asia-Pacific region, a critical arena for international politics due to its economic dynamism and strategic maritime routes, is currently witnessing an intensifying rivalry between the United States and China. This competition is reshaping the geopolitical landscape, influencing regional security and affecting the global balance of power.

Oct 26, 2023 | southasianvoices.org | Rabia Akhtar

To celebrate the release of Missile Technologies in Southern Asia, a new online course from the Stimson Center South Asia Program’s Strategic Learning initiative, the SAV editorial team collaborated with Strategic Learning program lead and Stimson Center Research Associate Zeba Fazli and Stimson Scoville Fellow Shafaq Khan on a wide-ranging SAV Q&A that explores the role and impact of missiles on competition between the United States, China, India, and Pakistan.

Oct 25, 2023 | southasianvoices.org | Rabia Akhtar

In this latest series co-published by South Asian Voices and 38 North, authors examine critical issues regarding nuclear dynamics and security challenges facing the Korean Peninsula, drawing from South Asia’s experiences. As public support for nuclear weapons in South Korea grows significantly, utilizing the nuclearization of South Asia as a comparative case can provide South Korea with lessons for its own possible nuclear future.

Oct 24, 2023 | stimson.org | Rabia Akhtar |Joaquin Matamis

Earlier this year, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-Yeol said his country could build nuclear weapons if the security situation with North Korea continues to get worse. Amid increased weapons testing by North Korea, his statement was the first time this option has been discussed at the presidential level and is one of the most direct references to Seoul’s growing consideration of a nuclear future.