Rizwan is a master degree candidate at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy studying nuclear nonproliferation policy. He has presented at the Project on Nuclear Issues conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, and was a 2010 Summer Research Associate with the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School. He received his undergraduate degree from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech.
The largely positive recent meeting between Pakistan and India’s foreign ministers marks an uptick in bilateral relations, but the two countries still have a long way to go. Read more »
Pakistan often makes rhetorical statements that are contradictory to its actions – which is not the way to make long-term, sustainable progress on the security issues of most concern to Pakistan, its neighbors and its partners. The problem is that the rest of us are not doing enough to put an end to that duplicity. It’s time to change course. Read more »
The Obama administration is preparing to implement the first phase of its military drawdown in Afghanistan at a time when nuclear security inside Pakistan is at its most tenuous. That already delicate situation has only become more fragile in the weeks following the killing of Osama bin Laden in May of this year. Read more »
For over sixty years, the United States has maintained a large and costly nuclear arsenal, composed of heavy bombers, submarine-launched missiles, and intercontinental missiles. Perhaps it's time for a change.
Of course, so long as nuclear weapons exist in the world, the U.S. must maintain a credible and reliable deterrent to adversaries, while guaranteeing security to U.S. allies. Read more »
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